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Isn't that exactly the reason why there is a mandatory period for objections to trademark applications? In this case, both are in the same business sector and t
by ristretto 15y ago
Isn't that exactly the reason why there is a mandatory period for objections to trademark applications? In this case, both are in the same business sector and the names sound indeed confus-able to me. Bethesda is probably right.
- redthrowaway 15y agoSo Rockstar should have sued the makers of Thief because it's awfully close to "Theft" in GTA? If someone came out with a game called "Auto" then they should be sued, too? This is just silly. Nobody's going to confuse a game put out by Mojang for anything in the TES series. I'm all for protecting trademarks when they're legitimately threatened (see Notch's example of the iOS Minecraft clone), but this is stupid.
- ristretto 15y agoI think it's still open to interpretation. The world theft is much more common than "Scrolls" and it's all about the possibility of confusion.
- flatline 15y agoI think it's a bit of a stretch to confuse the two, especially since the Elder Scrolls series games are known more by their subtitles (Skyrim in this instance). "Elder Scrolls V" doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. Sure, the trademark contains the word "scrolls", but by this logic no one could ever use the word scroll in a game title as long as the trademark is in effect. On the other hand it seems like it could be a good defensive maneuver, as a trademark by Mojang on the name "Scrolls" by itself could be a bigger issue down the road.