Yah, this is obviously a trademark lawsuit. I know the patent system is
nuts, but patenting "A system and method for appellation of entertainment
software by utilizing paper synonyms" is probably not going to fly... yet. I
checked, and it is indeed a trademark lawsuit. You know, that's the thing
where I can't start "Mike Rowe Soft" even if that's my name, because
microsoft has trademarked "Microsoft". That one is more or less fair, though
if I start a fruit company named "Apples and Pears", the guys in cupertino
probably won't bother. Part of trademarking infringement requires there to
be an obvious way for 2 products / brands to be confused, so starting a
computer company with 'apple' in the name won't fly, but starting a fruit
company is fine.
In this case, confusion based on name alone is somewhat unlikely ("The Elder
Scrolls" vs. "Scrolls", with "Scrolls" being a fairly common dictionary
word), but they are in the exact same category: Computer Game. Bethesda
stands a chance to win this case, though that's of course separate from them
being dicks enough to litigate against an indie developer over it.
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