Recently, Activision has filed a statement in Los Angeles federal court that Call of Duty: Warzone does not infringe on trademark rights owned by Warzone.com LLC. This is a response to a complaint filed by the developer of the browser-based strategy game Warzone, an online version of the popular board game Risk.
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Developer Randy Ficker revealed that the launch of Battle Royale in 2020 had an impact on his business and caused user confusion. Conflicts of this kind are usually initiated by a major publisher. But here the situation is the opposite – Warzone.com entered the market earlier than the shareware Call of Duty.
The developers of the browser game have threatened Activision with a lawsuit and financial claims. The publisher’s representative said that the claims are unreasonable because hardly anyone can confuse a low-budget virtual board with a game from a well-known brand or believe that they are related.
Activision claims the dispute began in June 2020 when the Call of Duty Warzone and Warzone trademark applications were filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office. In October, the browser owners opposed the corporation’s applications. The complaint states that negotiations, scheduled for the beginning of last week, have been disrupted.
