The company appears to have confused copyright & trademark law.
Last month, Hyperfocus Games, the Scottish studio behind the upcoming wrestling video game Ultra Power Wrestling stated in a video update that it had successfully acquired a pair of trademarks for the WCW/NWO Revenge and WWF No Mercy developer AKI and that it was planning to use the classic brand to promote its spiritual successor for modern platforms. But the situation is a bit more complex than that.
This is because not only have the developers seemingly confused copyright law and trademark law but they also prematurely announced the trademarks as having been approved, while they are still currently listed as pending and awaiting further examination on the United States Trademark & Patent Office website.
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The company appears to have confused copyright & trademark law.
Last month, Hyperfocus Games, the Scottish studio behind the upcoming wrestling video game Ultra Power Wrestling stated in a video update that it had successfully acquired a pair of trademarks for the WCW/NWO Revenge and WWF No Mercy developer AKI and that it was planning to use the classic brand to promote its spiritual successor for modern platforms. But the situation is a bit more complex than that.
This is because not only have the developers seemingly confused copyright law and trademark law but they also prematurely announced the trademarks as having been approved, while they are still currently listed as pending and awaiting further examination on the United States Trademark & Patent Office website.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
