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[DryvBy]

 

[bender]

What a douche move, Geoff.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Plot twist: he'll find out that "Game Awards" is the name of the system-wide achievements Nintendo is going to implement on Switch 2.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

I'm not sure that "Game Awards" has acquired sufficient distinctiveness to get a trademark. Isn't that the banner term basically everyone uses in some form? It's kinda tough to secure a trademark for such a generic term.

 

[Cakeboxer]

I never liked that guy, hope he won't get it for his stupid bloatetd pompous ass show.

 

[Loomy]

Should probably update the title to be actually accurate. He's trademarking "The Game Awards". The name of the award show he's been putting on and hosting for like 10 years now.

That's a significant difference than just attempting to trademark "Game Awards".

For reference, American Music Awards, Country Music Awards, etc are all trademarked.

 

[hemo memo]

This reminds me of that YouTube channel that tried to trademark the word "React".

 

[Cyberpunkd]

I'm not sure that "Game Awards" has acquired sufficient distinctiveness to get a trademark. Isn't that the banner term basically everyone uses in some form? It's kinda tough to secure a trademark for such a generic term.

You mean like the guy that trademarked the word « Edge » and profited from it for years?

 

[N0S]

 

[Little Chicken]

He has always been a shifty rat.

 

[begotten]

Should probably update the title to be actually accurate. He's trademarking "The Game Awards". The name of the award show he's been putting on and hosting for like 10 years now.

But creating fake news and crying about it on X is what gamers do in 2024

 

[HRK69]

I never liked that guy, hope he won't get it for his stupid bloatetd pompous ass show.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

You mean like the guy that trademarked the word « Edge » and profited from it for years?

I actually think Edge is easier to trademark, because you don't have everyone else using the term in the same context.

 

[FunkMiller]

He'd have a lot less trouble patenting 'corporate dick sucker'.

 

[Team Andromeda]

What a prick

 

[Cyberpunkd]

He'd have a lot less trouble patenting 'corporate dick sucker'.

Already done by Jez Corden.

 

[Little Mac]

 

[MMaRsu]

The Doritos Pope ladies and gentlemen

 

[GrayChild]

Hope your stage gets invaded this year as well, Geoff. You deserve it.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Fuck off

 

[consoul]

You can have "The Geoffies", but game awards doesn't belong to you.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

I tell you that this guy belongs to the power mafia. He's very involved with the video game journalism mafia...

Trying to get the crap out of Dragon Age is the winner of the video game of the year...

This is how it wants to give way to the destruction of the video game industry.

 

[Gurney]

Reminds me of when The Fine Bros tried to trademark "React", that did not go over well to say the least.

 

[xrnzaaas]

I'm actually surprised he didn't try sooner considering how much money is involved in the show these days.

 

[I'm nobody]

He has always been a shifty rat.

This

 

[Guardian Monkey]

Ima going to go trademark the name "Geoff Keighley" so he can't say his own name then.

 

[LordOcidax]

He is going to try "Kojima" next.

 

[mitch1971]

Surprised he hasn't patented the suit with trainers look. But, then who would want to dress like that?

 

[midnightAI]

He isn't though?

(And I'm not Keighleys biggest fan, but at least be honest about it)

 

[Fortress of Regrets]

Nepo Baby, Patent troll. Doritos Pope. A man of many "qualities".

What a douche.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Surprised he hasn't patented the suit with trainers look. But, then who would want to dress like that?

Suit with trainers.

 

[Drake]

Nepo Baby, Patent troll. Doritos Pope. A man of many "qualities".

What a douche.

You know it wasn't until fairly recently that I learned his parents were big wigs at IMAX. For the longest time I always thought he got there on his own merits.

 

[Aenima]

I find it amazing that even with the patent aplication in the tweet ppl cant read. Hes patenting "The Game Awards" name cuz its the name of his show. The patent also only covers live shows or internet shows that are meant to reward games or companies. So it dosent stop a game for using a trophy system called The Game Awards, much less Game Awards cuz thats not whats being patented.

 

[Fortress of Regrets]

You know it wasn't until fairly recently that I learned his parents were big wigs at IMAX. For the longest time I always thought he got there on his own merits.

There's only one way a man who is such a charisma-vacuum has achieved what little relevance he has in entertainment. His parents paid the way for him.

 

[Saber]

Nintendo is probably gonna sue him because trademarking everything is their thing.

 

[Fake]

Hurst and Geoff, Dumb and Dumbass.

 

[Deft Beck]

You know it wasn't until fairly recently that I learned his parents were big wigs at IMAX. For the longest time I always thought he got there on his own merits.

You can have nepotism on your side and still fail. I admire what he's accomplished over the years, and I think to downplay his effort isn't really fair.

 

[midnightAI]

I find it amazing that even with the patent aplication in the tweet ppl cant read. Hes patenting "The Game Awards" name cuz its the name of his show. The patent also only covers live shows or internet shows that are meant to reward games or companies. So it dosent stop a game for using a trophy system called The Game Awards, much less Game Awards cuz thats not whats being patented.

It's a typical knee jerk reaction to a tweet that got the details wrong and just trust what is written, took me two seconds to realise it was "The Game Awards"

If it was just "Game Awards" then I would take issue with it but adding "The" changes it considerably.

 

[Stu_Hart]

 

[lughnasadh123]

People are going to chaff if they keep stroking this hate boner.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

he should ask Nintendo for help

 

[SHA]

I tell you that this guy belongs to the power mafia. He's very involved with the video game journalism mafia...

Trying to get the crap out of Dragon Age is the winner of the video game of the year...

This is how it wants to give way to the destruction of the video game industry.

It's just a show, y'all shouldn't watch it if it really hurt the industry. I've seen it many times, negativity leads to being irrelevant sooner or later and different folks will take haters place cause this is how things been going forever.

 

[MayauMiao]

He was called Dorito Pope for a reason.

 

[Fbh]

As with similar cases I think the problem here is the legislation. IMO you shouldn't be able to trademark something as generic as "the game awards".
But if it's allowed I can't blame him for attempting to do so.

 

[U n i o n 0015]

Not surprising considering it's probably a huge source of his income.

 

[Cakeboxer]

As with similar cases I think the problem here is the legislation. IMO you shouldn't be able to trademark something as generic as "the game awards".

If you can trademark "Apple" it think this is no problem.

 

[cormack12]

Needs to brand them like the dundies

 

[ozz ex machina]

Not surprising considering it's probably a huge source of his income.

Yes but what? Is he worried someone is just going to copy his event and bring in all those reveals and deals? Surely his stability is through being the most connected motherfucker in the industry and not the generic title of his show.

 

[Fbh]

If you can trademark "Apple" it think this is no problem.

But Apple in the context of a company that does consumer electronics and software isn't generic.
This is more like having a bakery called "A bakery" and trademarking that name. Or if instead of Amazon Bezos had gone with "online store"