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Comment on Why the 2020 video game Immortals: Fenyx Rising doesn't infringe on the trademark of the 2011 film Immortals?

Shirasho@lemmings.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Trademark generally only applies within the same medium. The point is to prevent confusion between two competing products. A movie and a video game do not overlap.

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False@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Movies reuse names occasionally too. As long as they’re not novel names or coming out at the same time it generally doesn’t seem to be an issue.

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jeffw@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Not true at all.

A movie name might not get protected from, say, a food. Those are not related. Trademark protection can apply across media though, especially when it’s something similar like movies and video games (again, contrast that to movies and food)

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