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Unreal Agent

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tapoxi · 1790105156 · focus · HN ↗
Sounds like a trademark issue when Epic ships a wildly popular Unreal Engine
1. orliesaurus · 1790105289 · focus · HN ↗
  But I don't think you can trademark a generic word like Unreal...
  1. ramesh31 · 1790106211 · focus · HN ↗
    >"But I don't think you can trademark a generic word like Unreal..."
    Sure you can, trademarks are contextual. If they were a landscaping business it wouldn't matter. But within the same industry absolutely.
    orliesaurus · 1790115962 · focus · HN ↗
    I guess? but we are talking Game engine vs AI harness...
    heimidal · 1790116635 · focus · HN ↗
    The USPTO really isn't interested in those sorts of semantics. This would be a slam dunk for Epic.
  2. neuronexmachina · 1790106422 · focus · HN ↗
    They've trademarked it for quite a few closely-related domains: <a href="https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=87709072&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch" rel="nofollow">https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=87709072&caseSearchType=U...
    >Computer software, namely, game engine software for video game development and operation; Computer software, namely, software development tools for the creation of computer-generated imagery and graphics for the production of video games; Computer software, namely, software development tools for the creation of computer-generated imagery and graphics for the production of content for virtual worlds and 3D platforms; Computer software, namely, software development tools for the creation of computer-generated imagery and graphics for the production of motion pictures, television shows, videos, 3D animations, 3D simulations, 3D visualizations, virtual reality motion pictures, virtual reality television shows; Computer software, namely, software development tools for the creation of computer-generated imagery and graphics for the production of virtual reality video games; Virtual reality game software; Virtual reality software for creating multimedia content; Augmented reality game software; Augmented reality software for use in mobile devices for integrating electronic data with real world environments for the purposes of entertainment
    willy_k · 1790108019 · focus · HN ↗
    Those do all seem directly tied to what Unreal Engine does i.e. graphics
  3. mey · 1790106916 · focus · HN ↗
    Apple? <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer
    ompogUe · 1790108916 · focus · HN ↗
    <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sosumi" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sosumi
    [deleted] · 1790109446 · focus · HN ↗
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    swiftcoder · 1790145917 · focus · HN ↗
    iPhone? <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_(trademark)" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_(trademark)
  4. llm_nerd · 1790108233 · focus · HN ↗
    Unreal is trademarked. This is not in question. And personally I 100% thought this was an agent specifically for dealing with the Unreal Engine, and was interpreting all of that information in that context. Very weird name for a company/product.
    seanalltogether · 1790108741 · focus · HN ↗
    Same, I thought this was going to be a plugin for creating content in Unreal engine.
    NolF · 1790119905 · focus · HN ↗
    Same. Specially given how some harnesses connect with blender for 3D asset generation and creating real 3D worlds like those architecture examples but many of the 1-shot game examples too.
    Applejinx · 1790121216 · focus · HN ↗
    Likewise. This seems to be the norm for AI people: act as if.
  5. pixl97 · 1790115156 · focus · HN ↗
    It doesn't matter if they can or can't, it only matters if you can afford the lawsuit.
  6. max-privatevoid · 1790192968 · focus · HN ↗
    An XR glasses company, Nreal, changed their name to XREAL, allegedly because of Epic Games.

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