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>SimAirport (why don't they get sued by EA?) That is strange. The only thing I can think of is that EA isn't terribly motivated since they aren't trying to ke
by actuallyalys 3y ago
>SimAirport (why don't they get sued by EA?)
That is strange. The only thing I can think of is that EA isn't terribly motivated since they aren't trying to keep a broader "Sim" brand alive, just The Sims and SimCity (and it's not clear how invested they are in SimCity anymore).
Poking around U.S. trademark database, EA may not have a general "Sim" trademark— as Maxis' appears to have lapsed [0]—and maybe "SimAirport" is distinct enough from "The Sims" and "SimCity" trademarks EA has to not be worth suing over.
[0] https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=74300602&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=74300602&caseType=SERIAL_...
- adanto6840 3y agoCreator of SimAirport here. We fought EAs opposition to the trademark and won; we did the same for the SimCasino trademark. :)
- actuallyalys 3y agoI guess I assumed most studios wouldn’t want to go up against EA’s lawyers, but I’m glad you did. Congrats!