This is about how I expected this to turn out. Still, Zenimax was right to file the suit in the first place, I'm pretty sure the only reason they did it was more out of obligation than actually giving a shit what Notch calls his games.
They probably consider this a win just as much as Mojang, really. At least now they don't have to worry about it anymore...for now, I guess.
Not too far from the truth. George Lucas owns the trademark on the word Droid. He makes a little money on every Droid phone sold and each time they use it for TV/advertising.
He did invent the word 'Droid', so it's a bit different.
This is about how I expected this to turn out. Still, Zenimax was right to file the suit in the first place, I'm pretty sure the only reason they did it was more out of obligation than actually giving a shit what Notch calls his games.
They probably consider this a win just as much as Mojang, really. At least now they don't have to worry about it anymore...for now, I guess.
Im questioning the obligation though, since for Zenimax it was more about them believing that Mojang was trying to ride the name of elderscrolls, that was even their arguing in the court.
And besides, Zenimax themselves owns quite a bunch of singleword trademarks.
Not to mention that they're not a stranger to lawyer practice surrounding their own gainings, if you look at the whole fallout trademark thing.
Kotaku managed to paint some funny doomsday scenarios where mojang would cause zenimax to lose the elderscrolls trademark and skyrim would have its release shifted, it was pretty comical.
i thought mojang was being sued because they were trying to trademark the word "scrolls", not just because their game is called scrolls. no? IF thats the case, isnt that a bit like that twat (forgot his name) and his "edge" trademark? Not that mojang would stoop to that level.
i thought mojang was being sued because they were trying to trademark the word "scrolls", not just because their game is called scrolls. no? IF thats the case, isnt that a bit like that twat (forgot his name) and his "edge" trademark? Not that mojang would stoop to that level.
When mojang filed a trademark for minecraft they also did it for scrolls, zenimax lawyers caught the scent of this and so it began, zenimax would've been on top of mojang even if they hadn't trademarked it, and demanded them to not call it that, most likely also in court.
Mojang even told zenimax that they could drop the trademark if they wished, as long as they could call their game scrolls, or even call it scrolls: 'some undertitle', but zenimax were not interested in that.
Tim Langdell trademarked the word edge and continuously sent cease and desists to people using that word, and on top of that he never actually had any games to use that trademark, there is the difference, he was trademark hoarding.
And once again, look at the several one-word trademarks of Zenimax, or any company.
Out of everyone holding one-word trademarks, Mojang is the one I'm the least worried about.
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They probably consider this a win just as much as Mojang, really. At least now they don't have to worry about it anymore...for now, I guess.
Taking two letters off a word reinvents it?
Im questioning the obligation though, since for Zenimax it was more about them believing that Mojang was trying to ride the name of elderscrolls, that was even their arguing in the court.
And besides, Zenimax themselves owns quite a bunch of singleword trademarks.
Not to mention that they're not a stranger to lawyer practice surrounding their own gainings, if you look at the whole fallout trademark thing.
Kotaku managed to paint some funny doomsday scenarios where mojang would cause zenimax to lose the elderscrolls trademark and skyrim would have its release shifted, it was pretty comical.
yes ???? Tower and tow are very different words.
When mojang filed a trademark for minecraft they also did it for scrolls, zenimax lawyers caught the scent of this and so it began, zenimax would've been on top of mojang even if they hadn't trademarked it, and demanded them to not call it that, most likely also in court.
Mojang even told zenimax that they could drop the trademark if they wished, as long as they could call their game scrolls, or even call it scrolls: 'some undertitle', but zenimax were not interested in that.
Tim Langdell trademarked the word edge and continuously sent cease and desists to people using that word, and on top of that he never actually had any games to use that trademark, there is the difference, he was trademark hoarding.
And once again, look at the several one-word trademarks of Zenimax, or any company.
Out of everyone holding one-word trademarks, Mojang is the one I'm the least worried about.