So I Invented a "Word"

[TheSiege]

so my buddies and I compete on tournaments, and we have a name for our team, its a unique name and recently we have been seeing other people using it, we went to a tournament on saturday and some other guy was using it for his team name, is there anything i can do to stop others from using it, legally? copyright? patent? trademark? anything?

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Stop whining?

 

[Gothgar]

what is the name?

 

[His Lord Uberdude]

What's the 'word'?

 

[ggnl]

I don't think you'll get much advice unless you tell us the word.

 

[mugs]

No you can't copyright it, probably can't trademark it, can't patent it.

What is the word?

(trademarking it would cost you thousands of dollars, if you could even do it)

 

[artikk]

Originally posted by: Gothgar
what is the name?

yeah i was wondering about that too.
EDIT You CAN'T copyright a word.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Gothgar
what is the name?

yes, you must tell us what it is, or else we cannot help you

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

What kind of tournament?

we have a name for our team, its a unique name and recently we have been seeing other people using it, we went to a tournament on saturday and some other guy was using it for his team name

Not really unique, then.

 

[Brutuskend]

You SUCK @ the information.

 

[lozina]

Who do you think you are, Shakespeare ?

 

[FoBoT]

tell us the word

 

[blackdogdeek]

i'm pretty sure this rant is the entire extent of your powers for discouraging other people from using your word.

 

[TheSiege]

halo tournaments

*me puts on flame suits

but we are really good, so why not make some money and win prizes with the talent we have

 

[GasX]

You know, l337 kr3w is not that original...

 

[Bootprint]

Stop using said word, hope everyone who heard word stops using it. Then don't tell anyone else the word except your friends.

 

[meltdown75]

No offense Seige but sadly your thread is of the interesting variety compared to most of the rest of the sh!t that has been posted today.

Your post is a cliffhanger!! what's the word!?!?

ATOT is fun again! yay!

 

[anxi80]

acting like this word is so fantastic that the mere whisper of it would shatter my ear drums and cause my brain to explode.

 

[edro]

No, you can't copyright your Halo 2 team name...

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: TheSiege
halo tournaments

*me puts on flame suits

but we are really good, so why not make some money and win prizes with the talent we have

you did NOT just post and not give the word!!! teh MADNESS!!!!

 

[Brutuskend]

Motion to have TheSiege change his name to Syringer2

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: edro13
No, you can't copyright your Halo 2 team name...

Wouldn't that be a trademark?

So to stop people from using 'word', OP should create fantastic product and name it 'word'

 

[Gothgar]

Originally posted by: anxi80
this word is so fantastic that the mere whisper of it would shatter my ear drums and cause my brain to explode.

lol

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Well that name is out now, whatever it was. I'm sure ATOT can help you craft a new, much c00ler name for your team.

 

[TheSiege]

Originally posted by: anxi80
acting like this word is so fantastic that the mere whisper of it would shatter my ear drums and cause my brain to explode.

for one, that is 2 words, im telling you the type of tournaments, the word is the name of our clan/team, which we use to compete with

and i dont know if anyone read my original post, but im not whining or ranting, im merely asking what my options are