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Sega Loses Shenmue Trademark on the U.S. WTF

#1 User is offline Master Emerald 

Posted 19 February 2014 - 07:32 PM

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http://www.vg247.com...-use-it-report/

While I've seen many abandoned franchises, I've never seen a loss of trademark like that o.o

Anyway, it's weird.

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Posted 19 February 2014 - 07:47 PM

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From out good friends at SEGAbits:

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Update: It should be noted that the database shows two dead trademarks for Shenmue. One, filed on February 18, 1999 and cancelled on January 17, 2009, pertains to “computer game programs and prerecorded discs and ROMs for computer game programs”. This is likely referring to the original Shenmue for the SEGA Dreamcast.

The one that was cancelled on Valentine's Day pertains to “entertainment services, namely, providing an online computer game”. This one was filed on August 25, 2003. The now cancelled Shenmue Online was officially announced in 2004, meaning this recent dead trademark is likely for that game and the potential for games like it.

http://segabits.com/...ark-on-shenmue/

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I will kill myself if I don't have Shenmue III.

Allow this to rest on your collective conscience, SEGA.

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If Shenmue III never happens we should at least get a summary of what was supposed to happen in it plot-wise.

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View PostMecha Sally, on 24 February 2014 - 07:26 PM, said:

If Shenmue III never happens we should at least get a summary of what was supposed to happen in it plot-wise.


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View PostTimmiT, on 24 February 2014 - 07:38 PM, said:

View PostMecha Sally, on 24 February 2014 - 07:26 PM, said:

If Shenmue III never happens we should at least get a summary of what was supposed to happen in it plot-wise.




How epic! I never would've guessed. =P

Seriously though, maybe we'll get some kind of answer at that panel he's supposed to do at GDC 2014.

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So, Can now anybody register the trademark and make Shenmue III without being sued by Sega?
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