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From what I've heard, Scrolls is a fantasy... something(could be turn based strategy, role playing, or something completely else) game currently in development
by cube13 15y ago
From what I've heard, Scrolls is a fantasy... something(could be turn based strategy, role playing, or something completely else) game currently in development by Mojang. The Elder Scrolls is a series of fantasy role playing games developed by Bathesda.
Bathesda's lawyers probably felt that the two titles are similar enough in either gameplay style or genre that it could be infringement. Unfortunately, there isn't any other way of resolving this than suing the people you believe are infringing on your trademark.
- uxp 15y agoThe unfortunate side effect is that Scrolls (the parchment containing objects) are a deprecated technology. The only time We get to use them anymore is in a fantasy setting. I really don't understand how they can reasonably expect to own the trademark on a word that is only a portion of their actual product line and describes an object that has been known to exist for thousands of years. Microsoft was denied the trademark for "Windows", but they were given trademarks for the phrases "Windows XP Operating System", etc.
- cube13 15y agoThe trademark doesn't prevent you from having in-game objects called "Scrolls". I can only(if Bathesda wins the suit, which I think is unlikely) prevent you from creating a fantasy video game called "Scrolls". Also, MS does have a registered trademark for "Windows"(http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal/en/us/IntellectualProperty/Trademarks/EN-US.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal/en/us/IntellectualPrope...), but this is only for computer operating systems, not for physical building windows.