wraggster
May 14th, 2012, 22:59
PC giants bring end to trademark legal row
A trademark dispute between Valve Software and Blizzard Entertainment has been settled behind the scenes, allowing the Steam vendor to retain the Dota 2 name for its upcoming online action strategy title.
Blizzard, meanwhile, has renamed its upcoming title Blizzard Dota to Blizzard All-Stars.
The finer details of the agreement, including cash settlements, were not disclosed. Both companies claim they will not discuss the matter further.
The two PC giants were locked in a dispute after Valve tried to secure the ‘Dota’ trademark for its upcoming game.
Dota has hitherto been the name for a strategy game sub-genre, made famous after a Warcraft III mod – called Defense of the Ancients – became an in internet phenomenon.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/40784/Valve-retains-Dota-2-name-as-Blizzard-settles
A trademark dispute between Valve Software and Blizzard Entertainment has been settled behind the scenes, allowing the Steam vendor to retain the Dota 2 name for its upcoming online action strategy title.
Blizzard, meanwhile, has renamed its upcoming title Blizzard Dota to Blizzard All-Stars.
The finer details of the agreement, including cash settlements, were not disclosed. Both companies claim they will not discuss the matter further.
The two PC giants were locked in a dispute after Valve tried to secure the ‘Dota’ trademark for its upcoming game.
Dota has hitherto been the name for a strategy game sub-genre, made famous after a Warcraft III mod – called Defense of the Ancients – became an in internet phenomenon.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/40784/Valve-retains-Dota-2-name-as-Blizzard-settles