Destiny developer also files applications for Vex, Fallen, and Cabal to cover use for games, Halloween clothing, books, and more.
Destiny developer Bungie has filed five different trademark applications with the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) for Glimmer, Fallen, Hive, Cabal, and Vex potentially related to the company's all-new "shared-world shooter" to be published by Activision.
The trademark applications, each filed March 11, cover a variety of uses. If the USPTO grants Bungie the trademarks, the developer will be able to use them to create and sell interactive game software, graphic novels, Halloween costumes, TV programs, ringtones, and footwear, among a long list of other items based on the names.
Cabal and Vex are the names of enemies in Destiny, and Fallen has previously been used in the game's marketing material. Glimmer and Hive have not been spoken of before with regards to Destiny.
A Bungie representative was not immediately available to comment.
Destiny is currently officially in development for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4, though Bungie's own preorder page suggests the game is also coming to Wii U, PC, PlayStation Vita, and the Xbox 720.
For more on Destiny, check out GameSpot's previous coverage .
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All of you b*tch*ng about bungie doin' these trademarks are idiots.
First of all go brief yourselves: http://www.iusmentis.com/trademarks/crashcourse/limitations/
Second of all re-read, or for some of you, go read for the first time and don't just scim through sh*t: "Destiny developer Bungie has filed five different trademark applications with the United States Patent & Trademark Office..."
In other words they haven't succeeded yet.
You all are to much... stfu
If this comes for Vita then I guess I'll be getting it for PS4 and Vita, pending on whether or not this game turns out to be worth playing.
1 Like Ive already got it!
And given that you have used the word 'Trademark' twice in your original post means that you are in clear breach of the laws applied which protect the use of this word from improper use without my express permission.
Therefore you can expect iminent contact from my legal team who will be seaking the required compensation, in addition to the standard Cease & Desist documentation.
: )
Oh, and the main villains in Blood were the Cabal. And Vex was in Skyrim. And Hive has been in just about any game with insect enemies or characters ever. Yeah Bungie are fucking morons.
If they can specifically trademark it for gaming purposes, fine. Trademarks are often overused.
6 Like Please no dont be apple and try to pattent a common word in the dictionary. FFS.
Next thing will be pattents on vowels or the letter A, this should not be legal.
7 Like There are Hive's in Warhammer 40k its where everyone lives. Trying to TM words that are in the dictionary is not cool.
2 Like Blizzard better get ready for that lawsuit then...
Hive >>>> Starcraft.......
Yeah thats great and all, but the point i was simply trying to make , was that there are 'Many' games currently in existence which use the word 'Hive', irrelevant of age!
@dpadam450 Yeah, not to mention the Transformers movie with Fallen in it. Does this mean if they decide to publish a game based off that movie, they can't do it because of this patent? So stupid. This is getting out of hand like everything else in the world.
1 Like Destiny hasnt even come out, yet here they are already making plans for more spin-offs and merchandise then Star Wars LMAO.
Something tells me they are getting way ahead of themselfs here.......
2 Like Given that it will be 'Published' by Activision you can expect a large amount of DLC / Microtransitions and various other 'Milking' mechanisms, hell i would'nt be suprised if this was actually turned into a 'Subscription' based game.
@thenephariouson I say the same thing I said to Roger_Smith: Bungie has full control over Destiny. Activision is only a publisher. They can't go to Bungie's office and say "Not like that, like this."It is a violation of the contract.
2 Like @Kr3isen It's worth noting the irony of your statement here, considering Star Wars started a tremendous merchandising push on every front before the first film was even out and back when no one had a single idea what it was (in fact most were expecting it to fail).
Not that I disagree with you, but I still find it funny the example you used.
6 Like Oh yeah, they're with Activision now so we'll see branding on pretty much everything.
@Roger_Smith Bungie has full control over Destiny. Activision is only publishing it. Bungie is independent and I'm sure that's how they'll keep themselves.
...Exactly how would that work? Is it only related to video games? Would they be able to sue a commercial with " I've FALLEN and I can't get up?" Would people no longer be able to claim they have bee hives? A hive is a zerg structure in starcraft. This seems weird to me, don't copyright basic words.
@RedLegZeff It's pretty much only related to video games. The court looks at "possibility of confusion" when it determines whether a trademark is infringed. There is no possibility of confusion for something like "I've FALLEN and I can't get up" because no one would think that it was a Bungie brand. On the other hand, it might apply to action figures and comic books because it's conceivable that the trademark might be expanded to those markets.
3 Like BTW isn't there an old game called cabal? Think like an arcade game from the late 80's or something.
That's Mr_BillGates you're talking to, he could buy out the whole hotel...and he'd have to to make room for he, himself and his ego!
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