Litigation is the ultimate strategy game

https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Warzone

Look at this category. Look at all these Warzone.com games.
Oh wait.....

Oh uh.

I have emailed legaleagle and Linus Media Group. I suggest everyone email as many places as possible, exposure will certainly help

i mean we can hit activision where it would truly hurt
their bank account

i just realized Fizzer This Could go to The Supreme Court Of United States of America

Yes I Fell This case is Really That Serious

Can't donate due to the crazy ongoing currency exchange rates but I wish this works out for you and Warzone. As a dinosaur in this site I wish nothing but the best and as untrustworthy as I'd deem justice systems, I'd trust you have a good case here.

Cheers & best wishes. Though empty-handed, I hope common sense and actual law prevail here.

Oh boy, can't we just challege some of Activisions players in a WZ tournament and wipe the floor with them?

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I don't wanna kill the mood here, but a lot of you are being REALLY dramatic. Judging by the articles on this, the WORST POSSIBLE OUTCOME is... nothing. They're suing to be able to use the name without paying Fizzer royalties or whatever. If they win, both games continue to be called Warzone and neither side pays the other.

If the information in the articles is false, by all means tell me, but this seems like a very small deal.

They're suing to be able to use the name without paying Fizzer royalties or whatever. If they win, both games continue to be called Warzone

It has nothing to do with royalties. If they get the trademark, they can go to Apple + Google and say "Hey this app is named Warzone, and we have the registered trademark for Warzone, please delete the apps" and then poof, Warzone is gone. I had no choice but to oppose the trademark.

Edited 4/13/2021 18:50:32

I have emailed golem.de

What do you get in return, other than the trademark, assuming you win?

https://segmentnext.com/2021/04/10/activision-warzone-com-trademark/

Activision has hence sued the maker of the incremental strategy board game and wants the Los Angeles federal court to declare Call of Duty: Warzone has an independent intellectual property and which does not infringe any trademarks.

https://www.reuters.com/article/ip-trademarks-idUSL1N2M22F8

Video game giant Activision sued in Los Angeles federal court for a declaration that its “Call of Duty: Warzone” doesn’t infringe trademark rights owned by Warzone.com LLC, which makes a web-based strategy game also called “Warzone”.

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/activision-sues-warzonecom-after-negotiations-break-down

In Los Angeles' federal court, Activision has sued, declaring that "Activision's use and registration of the word marks WARZONE and CALL OF DUTY WARZONE do not infringe Defendant’s purported trademark rights in the title of its browser-based strategy game "Warzone"" as first reported by Reuters via Westlaw.
Yes, this is another trademark lawsuit and it's usually very boring, but this lawsuit, in particular, is interesting because Activision seemingly isn't saying that the Warzone.com shouldn't exist, but that a complaint filed by Randy Ficker, the developer of the Warzone.com game is "baseless".

https://globelivemedia.com/gaming/dispute-over-warzone-small-browser-game-threatens-activision-with-lawsuit/

However, it was not Activision that took action against the operator of Warzone.com, but the other way around. Warzone.com issued a cease and desist notice to the company behind Call of Duty in 2020 to counter their application for trademark registration.

None of these articles support that narrative. At least as far as the reporting has gone, they're not trying to stop you from using the name, only argue that their game doesn't violate your trademark. It seems like it does, obviously, but I think this situation is being massively misrepresented by either you or all media sources, and I'd be interested in seeing where that breakdown comes in.

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What do you get in return, other than the trademark, assuming you win?

If Fizzer wins and gets the trademark for Warzone, if Activision still wants to use the name Warzone for CoD, they would have to pay royalties to Fizzer, and that's assuming Fizzer would even allow Activision to continue using the name.

not likely fizzer will want cod to continue using that name saying that it is stopping our warzone from seeing the light

um, those royalties will be very very juicy...

Idk why Fizzer never trademarked the term when he first changed the site name... or am I wrong? I guess he didn't see a billion dollar franchise coming out of noweher with the same name 3 years on...

Anyway... gl Fizz!

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the way everyone is quoting the law book it looks like u don't rly need to trademark as long as u have the name first

Just make sure to prepare the servers so once that wave of people who read the lawsuit articles decides to check out this game, it won't crush them.

This is Very similar to when Sierra released Hero’s Quest in 1989 and had to later change the name because Milton Bradley already had a board game Hero Quest. Sierra had to change the name to Quest for Glory.
They settled out of court.

So i think one of the biggest things here is "Activision further attacks the defendant's claims by pointing out there are 16 other mobile games with the word "Warzone" in the title, and noting "the term 'Warzone' is a phrase that is used by many video games and other entertainment products that involve military combat."

So if Activision is stating in their lawsuit there are already a number of apps with the name Warzone, how the fuck are they arguing that the TM belongs to them. Like their defence for having this lawsuit is that there are already a number of games inclduing yours which use the name, but then argue that they deserve the name after coming last to the table?

It has nothing to do with royalties. If they get the trademark, they can go to Apple + Google and say "Hey this app is named Warzone, and we have the registered trademark for Warzone, please delete the apps" and then poof, Warzone is gone. I had no choice but to oppose the trademark.

Are you going to do that too if you win?