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The name "Star Control" is a registered trademark in the United States. It is registered for use with "computer game software, and manuals supplied as a unit therewith." | The name "Star Control" is a registered trademark in the United States. It is registered for use with "computer game software, and manuals supplied as a unit therewith." | ||
| − | It was originally registered by [[Accolade]], in 1997. Accolade has since been bought by [[ | + | It was originally registered by [[Accolade]], in 1997. Accolade has since been bought by [[Infogrames]] (in 1999), which in turn changed its name to [[Atari]] in 2003. |
While [[Toys For Bob]] holds the rights to the [[Star Control]] games itself, Atari remains the owner of the Star Control trademark. It is because of this that the Open Source release of [[Star Control II]] is named [[The Ur-Quan Masters]], which was the subtitle to the original release. | While [[Toys For Bob]] holds the rights to the [[Star Control]] games itself, Atari remains the owner of the Star Control trademark. It is because of this that the Open Source release of [[Star Control II]] is named [[The Ur-Quan Masters]], which was the subtitle to the original release. | ||
Revision as of 14:32, 28 October 2004
The name "Star Control" is a registered trademark in the United States. It is registered for use with "computer game software, and manuals supplied as a unit therewith."
It was originally registered by Accolade, in 1997. Accolade has since been bought by Infogrames (in 1999), which in turn changed its name to Atari in 2003.
While Toys For Bob holds the rights to the Star Control games itself, Atari remains the owner of the Star Control trademark. It is because of this that the Open Source release of Star Control II is named The Ur-Quan Masters, which was the subtitle to the original release.