This topic recently came up when talking with a friend.
Was the activision lawsuit ever resolved or is it still ongoing?
I saw Fizzer managed to rack up 32k dollars. I am not to knowledgable in law, but 32k$ seems like a good amount to pay lawyers.

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I also wondered this recently

Still stuck in the appeal process, so I think that means Fizzer is still losing.

@ Fizzer perhaps make a blog post about this? I'm sure several people would love some official updates on the case!

$32k can run out very fast if a case doesn't get resolved and drags on for a while.

Source for that screenshot?

Official Warzone Discord

we can obviously guess where the screenshot is from. we are more interested what the source for these statements is.

I would trust kynte. If not look it up yourself on google, the info is all free knowledge for the public afaik

lavrov has reviewed and shared the official court records regarding the case

(i forgot if i couldn't access them cause i'm not in the US or cause there was a paywall, but the files are available for download in the discord)

Edited 7/10/2023 19:48:56

Kynte is also very biased but id reckon his facts are correct

yep, i hope Fizzer will share something regarding the court case at some point as well

Since I got quoted here, two notes:

Notes
1) The only completely frank response here would be "The courts are still deciding." They may continue to decide for days, weeks, months, even years.

2) You can find the court documents on PACER for ~free. You can find trademark documents on TESS and TSDR for free. I've reuploaded many of those to #activision-vs-wz.

It's incredibly easy to misunderstand basic facts of this case. If you're truly curious, you can use the sources above or discuss the case on Discord. I'm a complete layperson with no legal background or credentials and make no claims about what I do or do not understand here.

For a summary of the district court ruling from last fall, see: https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2022/09/warzone-is-artistically-relevantnot.html
That's what Warzone is appealing right now. If they win the appeal, the case (probably) goes back to district court. If they lose the appeal, they can only appeal further to the Supreme Court. Note that whether this game can use the word "warzone" has never been in dispute in this case.

Fizzer needs to change the name anyway, every time you search for 'Warzone game" call of duty pops up.

Change the name to something unique, will help with SEO.

shouldve kept the name warlight, it was better to begin with

Why was it changed there must have been a reason ?

These big companies are geared up to register and protect their trade marks and can spend money to do it globally and the law varies from region to region

Most small businesses don't see the importance of even think about it
If nothing else US EU China should be done if you can afford it

It is possible to do it yourself or get someone else to
You do not need a lawyer though there are IP specialist firms and individuals

I registered my own in the EU and got in an IP specialist when someone challenged one of them in Spain.
Cheaper by far than a big firm

I thought in the USA you had rights through prior use

@Mark-Dad-Of-Two
regarding "why the name change?"

https://www.warzone.com/blog/index.php/2017/10/announcing-warzone-warlight-2/

https://www.warzone.com/Forum/286054-choose-worse-name-warlight post by lavrov

Thanks but neither really said why it changed but some speculation that could be correct or not.
If there was an entrepreneur investor then really they should have known about trade marks and registering them