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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 Infrogrames (in 1999), | + | It was originally registered by [[Accolade]], in 1997. Accolade has since been bought by [[Infrogrames]] (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 | + | 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. |
=== External Links === | === External Links === | ||
| − | *[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=75095591 Entry at the United States | + | *[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=75095591 Entry at the United States Patent and Trademark Office] |
Revision as of 01:56, 5 September 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 Infrogrames (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.