Half-Life 3 Trademark Filed In Europe

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday October 1, 2013 @10:15AM from the break-out-your-jump-to-conclusions-playmat dept.

jones_supa writes "A trademark application for Half-Life 3, possibly the next entry in Valve's excruciatingly dormant Half-Life franchise, has been filed in Europe, according to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market, the European Union's trademark and designs registry. The OHIM's database lists the Half-Life 3 trademark as owned by Valve Corporation, and filed on its behalf by Casalonga & Associés, a patent and trademark firm. The trademark covers 'computer game software,' 'downloadable computer game software via a global computer network and wireless devices' and other goods and services. The application was filed on Sept. 29. There is no equivalent trademark on record at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office."

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Re:Me too. by Anonymous Coward · 2013-10-01 10:25 · Score: 2, Informative

Now you're thinking with Portmans!
Re: Episode 1 by binarylarry · 2013-10-01 11:12 · Score: 5, Informative

I've unlessed my george lucas, your move, creep!

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Re:I sure hope this means... by Lunix+Nutcase · 2013-10-01 11:34 · Score: 5, Informative

Nothing. Patents and Trademarks are completely distinct things.
Re:I sure hope this means... by slimjim8094 · 2013-10-01 12:14 · Score: 2, Informative

Because patents are very time-limited and they come with public disclosure. You do understand that patents, copyrights, and trademarks are completely different, right?

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