Sony Sued for Trivia Series Trademark Violation
The suit filed by Carlsbad, California-based Buzztime Entertainment alleges that the Buzz! series violates several trademarks established for their own products, including electronic trivia games for bars and restaurants and quiz services for mobile phones and cable and satellite services.
Buzztime claims that SCEE's filing for trademark of "Buzz!" is a "malicious, fraudulent, knowing, willful, and deliberate" violation of its trademarks, which include "Buzztime," "Buzzhead," "Share the Buzz" and "Buzzkids." SCEE's filing of the Buzz! mark is not yet officially registered.
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Murdoc.
replyMaybe this can become a class action; I bet Buzz Cola, Buzz Aldrin, bees, 99.9 The Buzz, Pixar(Buzzlightyear) all are wanting compensation.
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"...Sony's Buzz! line of quiz games for the PlayStation 2 have been part of a concerted effort on the part of the electronics giant to court a more mainstream audience with its gaming console."
"... several trademarks established for their own products, including electronic trivia games for bars and restaurants and quiz services for mobile phones and cable and satellite services."
See the similarity? Trivia games. It's not just the word "Buzz" that this is about.-
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