Xbox One Announcement

[dbgtz]

So nobody ever can use the word one again? Oops, just did, I expect Sony at my door any second. No.

"One" has never been trademarked, "PS One" has. Did you actually read the list?

Apple's trademark list: http://www.apple.com/legal/intellect...pletmlist.html. Oh look at how many of those are real words...

[Adam]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this prior, I haven't read through the 19 pages of comments. Do Sony not have a patent for "One" considering Playstation One?

Good team work dbgtz, let's sit back and watch the ensuing chaos.

"One" has never been trademarked, "PS One" has. Did you actually read the list?

Apple's trademark list: http://www.apple.com/legal/intellect...pletmlist.html. Oh look at how many of those are real words...

This kid seems to think you can trademark 'One'.

You can trademark 'company name' *insert words* of course you can, but you can't trademark a word like 'one' or 'door'.

[Chippiewill]

It depends on the context, you might have grounds to trademark ordinary words for a particular sector like technology, however you will not be able to get a trademark on a number as obviously companies might like to number their products. That said it is conceivable that you could trademark One as a company name but you wouldn't be able to sue over its use in a product name.

[Describe]

This kid seems to think you can trademark 'One'.

You can trademark 'company name' *insert words* of course you can, but you can't trademark a word like 'one' or 'door'.

Why am I being described as "this kid.."? I simply asked a question and recieved an answer from dbgtz which I misread. Sit back, take your Ritalin and try and learn to not get so worked up over such a remedial subject.

:rolleyes:

[dbgtz]

This kid seems to think you can trademark 'One'.

You can trademark 'company name' *insert words* of course you can, but you can't trademark a word like 'one' or 'door'.

Do you not remember Zenimax suing Mojang over the word "scrolls"? I think they now own that trademark and that is a word. A trademark doesn't mean you can't use a word unless in business. However, this doesn't mean a judge would uphold any lawsuit even if Sony did have "one" trademarked (which it doesn't).

[Adam]

Why am I being described as "this kid.."? I simply asked a question and recieved an answer from dbgtz which I misread. Sit back, take your Ritalin and try and learn to not get so worked up over such a remedial subject.

:rolleyes:

It wasn't derogatory so pipe down.

Do you not remember Zenimax suing Mojang over the word "scrolls"? I think they now own that trademark and that is a word. A trademark doesn't mean you can't use a word unless in business. However, this doesn't mean a judge would uphold any lawsuit even if Sony did have "one" trademarked (which it doesn't).

I do, yes, and it was the most stupid thing in the world and threw out by the trademark courts or something, no?

[Describe]

@Adam

de·rog·a·to·ry (d -r g -tôr , -t r ). adj. 1. Disparaging; belittling: a derogatory comment. 2. Tending to detract or diminish.

..even if it wasn't meant to be derogatory it was still so.

Intellectual property is out of control and I'm sure stranger things have happened.

/end

OT: Whitten said that the Xbox One will use more power "..than the entire world did in 1999." Interesting quote!

[Chippiewill]

I do, yes, and it was the most stupid thing in the world and threw out by the trademark courts or something, no?

Zenimax were in a bind, if they don't defend the trademark then they lose it.

[dbgtz]

It wasn't derogatory so pipe down.

I do, yes, and it was the most stupid thing in the world and threw out by the trademark courts or something, no?

No it was settled out of court which allowed Mojang to use it but surrender the rights of the trademark to Zenimax iirc.

[Rachel]

I never said I didn`t like the ps1 and ps2 I have them both and also ps3 and had no problems with.