Langdell finds new trademark target
Tackles PuzzleKings' Killer Edge Racing.
Killer Edge Racing from PuzzleKings is the latest game to be targeted by IP hunter Timothy Langdell, who has complained to Apple that the casual title is infringing his Edge trademark, GamesIndustry.biz reports.
Additionally, it appears that Langdell has now applied to register a trademark for "Killer Edge Racing" in a bid to prevent PuzzleKings from using the name, despite the fact that the game has been around for five years.
But Sheridans, the legal firm acting on PuzzleKings founder Nalin Sharma's behalf, has told GamesIndustry.biz that it believes the case - as with the recent Mobigame one - is without merit.
"In this case and the Mobigame case we consider that under trademark law it is necessary for Langdell (or his companies) to show that the public will be confused into believing there is an economic connection between his marks and the names used the games in question," explained Alex Chapman of Sheridans.
"There is clearly, in our view, no prospect of this being the case in respect of 'Killer Edge Racing' or 'Edge by Mobigame' - and that is before you go on to consider whether Langdell's (or his company's marks) are even valid."
And Alex Tutty, also of Sheridans, said: "Additionally we have learned that Langdell is behind an application to register a US trademark for 'Killer Edge Racing' despite the fact that this mark has been used freely by Nalin for five years."
Last month Mobigame's title Edge reappeared on the App Store - it had been the subject of a lengthy legal dispute with Langdell, but his argument seemed to dissipate after EA stepped into the battle at the end of September.
Langdell's actions have been highly unpopular in the industry, and he stepped down from the IGDA board in September after a well-supported petition against him was put together by the membership - although a specific reason for his resignation was never given.
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...I predict a suicide. That is usually how these things end.
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With a bit of luck he won't teeter over the "EDGE" too long before jumping.
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That seems a bit harsh.
Anyway, he might be rubbish at it, and it might take ages.
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The fact that he's only just found this one (a 5 year old game!) is testament to that.
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Equal parts tragedy and comedy with a gritty courtoom-drama spin.
They should make a TV miniseries!
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The thing is, immoral as it is you might say there may be a case for the word 'Edge' in the game (you'd still be a cunt to sue), but actually going for the title after the game's been out... Utter, utter scum. The man is a complete and utter fucking joke.
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Well what will happen is that we can get someone to contact him say we have suicide trademarked and say he can't do it as that would infringe on our trademark and until he changes the name to reflect this he can't go through with it
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I guess he could call rename it from suicide to "a public service", thus avoiding our litigation and also improving the accuracy of the description.
(I am joking by the way, I don't really want him to die, just to go far far away).
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"Daddy can you play football with me" ,
"Sorry son i cant i am to googling the word edge at the moment ask your mum"
"She cant either she's editing your wiki page again"
What a idiot
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I think the only reason EA have an agenda against him is because they fear their own advantage could be at risk.
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Or you could look at it a bit more realistically, and view him as he actually is - a low-life trademark troll, a worthless scrote of a creature who exists only to prey on others and make financial gain from their hard work.
Skurmedel - Actually, someone should send him a very hungry Mike Tyson that hasn't been fed for several days. Now that's a pay-per-view event everyone can enjoy.
EDIT: Fer gramma.
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kthxbye
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He tried it with mirrors edge... EA are taking him to court in an attempt to get his trademark removed
.. afterall that's all his "business" now is.. a trademark.
EDIT : here's some info
[link url=http://chaosedge.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/hedge-your-b ets/
]http://ch aosedge.wordpress.com/2009/09/2...[/link]
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"Seen what Katie Price did to Peter Andre?" reply "Yeah, what a total fucking Langdell"
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only fair i put them all back up again isnt it?
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""Seen what Katie Price did to Peter Andre?""
Who?What?
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Then again Apple are hardly sensible when it comes to upholding bogus claims from people like Langdell.
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Why hasn't he been sectioned yet? Seriously!
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wanker.
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We have to hope that EA's lawyers give him the dry bumming he deserves so we can forget about the sorry little prick.
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