Message from @Grodd

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2019-04-14 01:29:12 UTC  

That smells of something, especially with how they treated him last time.

2019-04-14 01:29:33 UTC  

It would activate my almonds so much if the game company were open to actually discuss it instead of forcing it into a court battle. And also they should probably have looked the name up before they actually named their game. It only takes a google search.

2019-04-14 01:29:42 UTC  

Well ttbh since he didnt get we trademark, kinda brought on himself. If not this game then something else far worse could have taken it

2019-04-14 01:29:59 UTC  

International trademark is really bloody expensive tho.

2019-04-14 01:30:08 UTC  

And?

2019-04-14 01:30:13 UTC  

Again, you do not have to register a trademark to have trademark protections. It just makes it easier for you.

2019-04-14 01:30:19 UTC  

If it mattered he would come up with it

2019-04-14 01:30:39 UTC  

actually it doesn't look that expensive

2019-04-14 01:30:48 UTC  

@Grodd no but it does allow a chance for it to be lost

2019-04-14 01:31:03 UTC  

Only if the trademark is deemed abandoned.

2019-04-14 01:31:07 UTC  

Which it clearly was NOT.

2019-04-14 01:31:12 UTC  

that too

2019-04-14 01:31:33 UTC  

It is expensive Jas.

2019-04-14 01:31:38 UTC  

some guys tried to make an alcohol called "The Pirate Bay" at some point, but were forced to change the name

2019-04-14 01:31:56 UTC  

390at a glance

2019-04-14 01:31:58 UTC  

i see the problem, if you just google it it shows up right next to it. huh

2019-04-14 01:31:58 UTC  

For a multiple media-based platform like Tim Pool's Subverse as well as lawyer fees it's easily thousands of dollars for an international trademark.

2019-04-14 01:32:04 UTC  

bigger issue than i thought

2019-04-14 01:32:05 UTC  

That's pennies to save a brand

2019-04-14 01:32:08 UTC  

yeah 390 is tiny

2019-04-14 01:32:12 UTC  

It is not that cheap.

2019-04-14 01:32:15 UTC  

I thought it'd be like at least 10 grand

2019-04-14 01:32:30 UTC  

Google it bro. 390

2019-04-14 01:32:40 UTC  

It would be on the order of at least 1k to probably closer to 5k for something as big as Tim Pool's project scope.

2019-04-14 01:32:44 UTC  

Dude, that's only the BASE cost.

2019-04-14 01:33:25 UTC  

Like if you only trademarked for say... a weekly comic print. But not for a cartoon and a merchandise branding and a book which would all require their own filings.

2019-04-14 01:33:56 UTC  

The Subverse news project has more scope than just one medium as its end goal.

2019-04-14 01:34:20 UTC  

But even if you only count news videos.

2019-04-14 01:34:27 UTC  

true, but holding one would likely help his case

2019-04-14 01:34:27 UTC  

That's just the filing cost at base.

2019-04-14 01:34:35 UTC  

Tim would likely need to hire a lawyer as well.

2019-04-14 01:34:43 UTC  

Easily at least $150 more for just one hour of work.

2019-04-14 01:34:58 UTC  

You can see how this goes past $1k for just one scope.

2019-04-14 01:35:00 UTC  

as it stands he has no legal precedence to get them to change their name outside of the US

2019-04-14 01:35:22 UTC  

The other curious thing is that they're a US company but filed the UK. Is that correct?

2019-04-14 01:36:06 UTC  

You're foolish to think you should EVER file a trademark you seriously intend to regularly use by yourself and not with a lawyer. You can actually screw yourself over more that way than by not filing until necessary.

2019-04-14 01:36:36 UTC  

Although I do think Tim should have made the investment earlier rather than later.

2019-04-14 01:36:59 UTC  

definitely

2019-04-14 01:37:03 UTC  

No they are UK company iirc