![]() ![]() In 2011, Atari filed a “notice of opposition” against the Hazy Dreams in an effort to prevent the developer from launching the game, which is still in development. Atari and defendant Andrew Greenberg, Hazy Dreams founder, present oral arguments on Thursday. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has set oral arguments for Atari’s claim against developer Hazy Dreams of Infinity over its use of “Haunted House” in the game Haunted House Tycoon. ![]() Quite a fall for the once giant of the industry.Īnd that fall will now include going in front of the PTO’s Appeal Board to explain why Atari and Atari alone should be allowed to title a game using the phrase “Haunted House.” Why? Well, because it made a game called Haunted House in the early 80’s, you see. In fact, in past public statements, Atari has made it clear that it has no interest in producing any new games, instead relying on its remaining staff to license its trademarks and port a few decades-old games over to the mobile market. Copyright, trademark, or patents: Atari will use all of them to try to milk the modern gaming industry for cash. We noted several years ago that Atari, once the king of the video game industry, has since devolved into a zombie company built only for intellectual property trolling. ![]() Thu, Apr 21st 2016 11:23pm - Timothy Geigner ![]()
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