Wish I could own a word.

You think I could trademark a word like 'Giant' or 'Douche'?

I'd be rich.

I'd say Giant, they don't make things titled Douche


However, if you owned Douche, you could sue Seth Green for so much

i am going to trademark the word final and sue so many video game companies (and MORE)

7. Papazian claims that Mobigame offered to change the name to “EDGY” whereupon Langdell refused the offer and proceeded to register the trademark “EDGY”. Papazian also asserts that Langdell holds the trademarks “MIRROR’S SPORE” and “SOUL SPORE,” suggesting a connection to EA’s games Mirror’s Edge and Spore, and Namco’s Soul Edge.

(Note: Edge Games does indeed own those trademarks. You can look them up yourself here [EDGY] and here [MIRROR’S SPORE AND SOULSPORE].)

hm. neither of those links is valid. does this mean something. is the whole thing a hoax.

What are the qualifications for becoming a member of the IGDA Board of Directors? What do they even do? Is this guy's primary source of income suing video game people that use the word edge?

hm. neither of those links is valid. does this mean something. is the whole thing a hoax.

this is because of the way the search engine works on the government website. go here:

http://www.uspto.gov/main/profiles/acadres.htm

click SEARCH TRADEMARKS on the right. then click basic search. then type edgy as the search term. here is a copy & paste of the page:

Word Mark   EDGY
Goods and Services   (ABANDONED) IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Computer game software
Standard Characters Claimed   
Mark Drawing Code   (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number   77738682
Filing Date   May 16, 2009
Current Filing Basis   1B
Original Filing Basis   1B
Owner   (APPLICANT) Edge Games Inc CORPORATION CALIFORNIA 530 South Lake Avenue, Ste 171 Pasadena CALIFORNIA 91101
Type of Mark   TRADEMARK
Register   PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator   DEAD
Abandonment Date   August 3, 2009

unknown to me previously, but apparently he abandoned the trademark on the 3rd. in the eurogamer article comments, some users mentioned that landgell registering this trademark would be excellent evidence against him to prove a bad faith registration of a trademark in court. this would help to prove that he has been using his "edge" trademark in bad faith as well. i guess he removed it now.

What are the qualifications for becoming a member of the IGDA Board of Directors? What do they even do? Is this guy's primary source of income suing video game people that use the word edge?

i have no clear idea what the IGDA does. they have a mission statement on their site:

http://www.igda.org/about/

and their press release page:

http://www.igda.org/newsroom/press_index.php

i can't make too much sense of it myself.

also this guy has latched onto pretty much everything with edge in it. i imagine he's made quite a bit of money with this trademark especially given he claims to have produced something like 170 games (using this edge trademark garbage). given the fact he is a board member on the IGDA you would have to assume he must get some kind of wage from that. here is a cached job posting for an executive member of the board of directors:

http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:YR6dTO32u-sJ:www.gamebizblog.com/gamebizblog/executive-director-igda-us.html

The Executive Director is a full-time, exempt position. The IGDA is offering a competitive salary and benefits package.

i didnt know w*shmoo was a british guy

edit: ahahahahah i just got the mirrors THE EDGE screenshot. what a piece of shit

also this guy has latched onto pretty much everything with edge in it. i imagine he's made quite a bit of money with this trademark especially given he claims to have produced something like 170 games (using this edge trademark garbage).

I don't even know about this! If the guy goes to court as frequently as the article implies, he must have some pretty heavy bills. I'm trying to figure out how to make constant court battles a reasonable financial decision in my head but it's not working out.

I don't even know about this! If the guy goes to court as frequently as the article implies, he must have some pretty heavy bills. I'm trying to figure out how to make constant court battles a reasonable financial decision in my head but it's not working out.

Most people would just settle out of court, likely.

wow. I hope they get him removed, that's just horrible, feel really bad for the indie game devs.

can I still buy edge. I don't have an iphone.

unknown to me previously, but apparently he abandoned the trademark on the 3rd. in the eurogamer article comments, some users mentioned that landgell registering this trademark would be excellent evidence against him to prove a bad faith registration of a trademark in court. this would help to prove that he has been using his "edge" trademark in bad faith as well. i guess he removed it now.

Can his attempt to trademark EDGY be used in the same way?

Probably because Pizza Hut is a huge corporation that has the funds to take them head on in court, while indie game developers are generally lacking the funds and are pretty much forced to give in to his demands.

no, it is because the trademark only applies to video game industry things. thus edgy veggies. thus the edge non-metal gaskets for sealing sheet metal ducts and connectors. mirror's edge got a pass because he and ea go back but really, who knows? maybe they paid up too

Yeah he is a disgusting guy, I read about him in the eurogamers article a few days ago. He claims that he's made 170 games or whatever but the majority of them are ports, so it's actually something closer to 70 games, none of which were originally published within the last 10 years.

Sounds like the G&D forum. /aside

on topic:

wot a douche!