Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM

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This document is Blizzard's "notice of opposition" to Valve's efforts to trademark "DOTA," to which Blizzard has long objected. This federal lawsuit follows indications that Blizzard is planning a retail release for their own DOTA game, which at one point was thought to be a StarCraft II modification. Blizzard filing lists the following reason for opposition: "Priority and likelihood of confusion."

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Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM

Feb 11, 2012, 17:28

Prez

News sites post this as a Activison-Blizzard vs Valve thing in their titles because that's what it is on the surface... but in essence this as a large publishing corporation vs developers and their original ideas.

Well, it sure looks like Big Fat Rich Blizzard against Big Fat Rich Valve to me, fighting over a trademark (LLC if you prefer - I don't give a rat's ass about legal speak) that morally belongs to neither of them. Fuck 'em.

If it really is about a David vs Goliath-style devs vs. pubs, (which I am just not seeing, but whatever) then I already know how it turns out. The corporations always win. Next. I pull for the developers and modders as much as anyone but if this is what it comes down to, the "little guys" versus the armies of corporate lawyers, then we all know THAT outcome long before it ever sees a courtroom. Am I cynical? Oh yeah. With plenty of experience to explain why.




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	1.	Feb 10, 10:11	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	InBlack
	3.	Feb 10, 10:14	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Yifes
	4.	Feb 10, 10:24	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	PHJF
	6.	Feb 10, 10:25	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Red
	17.	Feb 10, 11:03	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	ViRGE
	20.	Feb 10, 11:11	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Yifes
	21.	Feb 10, 11:24	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Theo
	25.	Feb 10, 11:57	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Snabel
	26.	Feb 10, 12:17	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Prez
	42.	Feb 11, 03:29	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	eunichron
	43.	Feb 11, 06:23	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	s1mon75
	44.	Feb 11, 06:50	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Dev
	45.	Feb 11, 10:05	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Prez
	46.	Feb 11, 11:55	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	^Drag0n^
	28.	Feb 10, 13:07	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	The KillSmith
	29.	Feb 10, 14:25	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Yifes
	40.	Feb 11, 00:02	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	The KillSmith
	23.	Feb 10, 11:51	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Snabel
	35.	Feb 10, 16:23	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	ViRGE
	22.	Feb 10, 11:34	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Jonny
	24.	Feb 10, 11:53	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Prez
	37.	Feb 10, 17:41	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	LightAssassin
	38.	Feb 10, 19:17	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	jacobvandy
	9.	Feb 10, 10:38	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Verno
	13.	Feb 10, 10:55	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Yifes
	15.	Feb 10, 11:00	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Verno
	5.	Feb 10, 10:24	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	nin
	2.	Feb 10, 10:12	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Yifes
	7.	Feb 10, 10:26	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Cutter
	8.	Feb 10, 10:34	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	InBlack
	10.	Feb 10, 10:39	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	nin
	11.	Feb 10, 10:41	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Prez
	12.	Feb 10, 10:44	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Yifes
	14.	Feb 10, 10:57	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	InBlack
	18.	Feb 10, 11:08	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Yifes
	30.	Feb 10, 14:47	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	TheEmissary
	31.	Feb 10, 15:42	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Slashman
	33.	Feb 10, 15:56	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Paketep
	16.	Feb 10, 11:01	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	eRe4s3r
	19.	Feb 10, 11:09	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	LightAssassin
	27.	Feb 10, 12:19	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	theyarecomingforyou
	32.	Feb 10, 15:55	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Paketep
	34.	Feb 10, 16:20	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	^Drag0n^
	36.	Feb 10, 16:42	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	theyarecomingforyou
	39.	Feb 10, 19:54	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Sepharo
	41.	Feb 11, 02:11	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	entr0py
	47.	Feb 11, 12:06	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	The KillSmith
	48.	Feb 11, 12:16	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	nin
	49.	Feb 11, 12:27	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	The KillSmith
	50.	Feb 11, 12:33	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	nin
	51.	Feb 11, 12:40	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	The KillSmith
	52.	Feb 11, 12:46	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	nin
	53.	Feb 11, 14:08	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Sepharo
	54.	Feb 11, 14:27	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Prez
	55.	Feb 11, 14:45	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	The KillSmith
>>	56.	Feb 11, 17:28	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Prez
	57.	Feb 12, 02:46	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	^Drag0n^
	59.	Feb 12, 10:04	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	The KillSmith
	60.	Feb 12, 11:41	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	^Drag0n^
	58.	Feb 12, 09:17	Re: Blizzard Sues Over DOTA TM	Dev