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Unreal Agent

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  1. tapoxi · · focus · HN ↗
    Sounds like a trademark issue when Epic ships a wildly popular Unreal Engine
    1. orliesaurus · · focus · HN ↗
      But I don't think you can trademark a generic word like Unreal...
      1. neuronexmachina · · focus · HN ↗
        They&#x27;ve trademarked it for quite a few closely-related domains: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tsdr.uspto.gov&#x2F;#caseNumber=87709072&amp;caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&amp;caseType=DEFAULT&amp;searchType=statusSearch" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tsdr.uspto.gov&#x2F;#caseNumber=87709072&amp;caseSearchType=U...

        &gt;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

        1. willy_k · · focus · HN ↗
          Those do all seem directly tied to what Unreal Engine does i.e. graphics
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