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Devil May Cry Trademark Pops up announcement

Bazilican

Bazilican

Beer and big tits all around! XD
http://www.junkiemonkeys.com/devil-...nnouncement-for-ps4-xbox-one-and-pc-imminent/

We have discovered that Capcom has recently registered a trademark for Devil May Cry.

Before we get into our speculation on what this could mean check out our screencap of the trademark below.





As you can see in the image above, Capcom recently registered a trademark for Devil May Cry on 2/14/2014. What could this mean you ask, well it can be a multitude of things actually.

Capcom could possibly be prepping a sequel to the recently rebooted title DmC: Devil May Cryfor the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. This trademark could also mean that Capcom may try to go the “Definitive Edition” route and re-release DmC: Devil May Cry for current gen consoles. It’s still too early to call, but we can say that there will more than likely be some news concerning Devil May Cry coming in the near future.

Stay tuned to Junkie Monkeys for more breaking video game news!

Take from this what you will.
 
Or it could be that Capcom have decided to get all 'high and mighty'.

A trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark[1] is a recognizable sign, design or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others.[2][3][4][5] The trademark owner can be an individual, business organization, or any legal entity. A trademark may be located on apackage, a label, a voucher or on the product itself. For the sake of corporate identity trademarks are also being displayed on company buildings.
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Trademark: wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark

Like King have trademarked the word 'Candy' (twonks).
Seems to be the latest thing/trend that game companies are doing.

It also means they can now sue people for using the title without permission (if that makes sense. Especially, if those people are profiting from it).
 
I think Capcom are only doing it to protect their intellectual property and isn't do to with some big game announcement.

Besides, wouldn't the trademark be 'DmC Devil May Cry' if it was to do with the reboot?

Vergil'sBitch said:
Like King have trademarked the word 'Candy' (twonks).
Seems to be the latest thing/trend that game companies are doing.

It also means they can now sue people for using the title without permission (if that makes sense. Especially, if those people are profiting from it).
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I can't decide who is stupider; company who wants to trademark a word commonly used, or the people who allowed this trademark to pass.
And if we're talking about trademark and copying, shouldn't the people who made the Bejewelled game get on Candy Crush developer's case about them basically stealing their game idea?

This sort of thing is just ridiculous. Maybe I should take a trademark out on the word 'The' and then have people pay me every time they use it. :tongue:
 
Uhm...a trademark isn't the same as registering a copyright for a new product like the next installment. A trademark just prevents others from using the title without Capcom's permission. Registering a trademark is just a legal thing.

This doesn't potentially mean a darn thing, honestly.

Clarification - a copyright protects the product itself, while a trademark protects the name of the product.
 
Vergil'sBitch said:
It also means they can now sue people for using the title without permission (if that makes sense. Especially, if those people are profiting from it).
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oh, dear (insert god/ name of other religious figure here, i choose pazuzu)

i can't say "devil may cry" now?

b-b-but, it's.. i talk about to people... b-b-but FINE I TRADEMARK THE WORD GAMING, ANYONE WHO USES IT AND HAS USED IT IN THE PAST OWES 90000000 DOLLARS PER USE.
 
Bazilican said:
http://www.junkiemonkeys.com/devil-...nnouncement-for-ps4-xbox-one-and-pc-imminent/

We have discovered that Capcom has recently registered a trademark for Devil May Cry.

Before we get into our speculation on what this could mean check out our screencap of the trademark below.





As you can see in the image above, Capcom recently registered a trademark for Devil May Cry on 2/14/2014. What could this mean you ask, well it can be a multitude of things actually.

Capcom could possibly be prepping a sequel to the recently rebooted title DmC: Devil May Cryfor the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. This trademark could also mean that Capcom may try to go the “Definitive Edition” route and re-release DmC: Devil May Cry for current gen consoles. It’s still too early to call, but we can say that there will more than likely be some news concerning Devil May Cry coming in the near future.

Stay tuned to Junkie Monkeys for more breaking video game news!

Take from this what you will.
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This is quite a fine find, Baz!
 
TWOxACROSS said:
Uhm...a trademark isn't the same as registering a copyright for a new product like the next installment. A trademark just prevents others from using the title without Capcom's permission. Registering a trademark is just a legal thing.

This doesn't potentially mean a darn thing, honestly.
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Theoretically, sure, but considering that they are doing it now after five games seems kind of odd.
 
Railazel said:
Theoretically, sure, but considering that they are doing it now after five games seems kind of odd.
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Loopy said:
Maybe it's a trademark registration top-up to stop Capcom's ownership right to the brand name expiring?
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^ This, plus the fact that having a copyright is the most important part to protecting the DMC IP, a trademark is more often than not acquired to ensure that someone can't come out with some bullsh!t knockoff product that could confuse consumers and draw away profits. Like those stupid mockbusters like "Transmorphers" that came out at the time Transformers came out. In this instance, trademarking "Devil May Cry" gives Capcom a much stronger legal defense if someone were to make their own action game and call it...like..."Devil May Care".

Also, there's really no feasible way that them registering the configuration of words "Devil May Cry" can actually mean they have plans for a new installment. If it was more specific like "Devil May Cry 5: To Hell and Back", then yes, because that's specific, but no...this is way too broad.
 
Loopy said:
It is part of the brand, but I thought they'd be more specific and actually include the 'DmC' part in the trademark considering how up tight these things usually need to be.
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exactly, if it had to do with DmC it would have to contain that name as well, its the whole basis of the reboot's name.
 
ToCool74 said:
exactly, if it had to do with DmC it would have to contain that name as well, its the whole basis of the reboot's name.
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It's probably because they already have DmC trademarked and this is just them reclaiming their rights to the devil may cry trademark. Honestly none of this means anything besides that Capcom is a business that likes protecting its rights. It's like Disney trademarking pocahantas doesn't mean a new movie is coming out, its jut that they are trademarking **** they might at some point make stuff for.
 
ToCool74 said:
exactly, if it had to do with DmC it would have to contain that name as well, its the whole basis of the reboot's name.
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Technically, "DmC" is just a colloquialism, and an abbreviation. DmC's actual title is legitimately just "Devil May Cry", but "DmC: Devil May Cry" is just used for differentiation purposes. So it is actually still protected under whatever legal contracts Capcom has :tongue:
 
TWOxACROSS said:
Technically, "DmC" is just a colloquialism, and an abbreviation. DmC's actual title is legitimately just "Devil May Cry", but "DmC: Devil May Cry" is just used for differentiation purposes. So it is actually still protected under whatever legal contracts Capcom has :tongue:
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I know that, but it being spelled out like that (capital D and C but lower case m) was a way for Capcom to differentiate it from the previous abbreviation of the series (DMC).

So yes, I stand by my statement that it would have to be preset in any potential sequels for DmC.
 
ToCool74 said:
I know that, but it being spelled out like that (capital D and C but lower case m) was a way for Capcom to differentiate it from the previous abbreviation of the series (DMC).

So yes, I stand by my statement that it would have to be preset in any potential sequels for DmC.
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But the differentiation via abbreviation is for consumer's sake, not for a legal sake. For all intents and purposes, DmC is just "Devil May Cry".
 
I'm confused, does this mean Capcom might be working on something Devil May Cry related, or they're just protecting the product so nobody steals the name?

And if there ever was a Definitive Edition like Tomb Raider got, I wouldn't mind. DmC buckled under the strain on the PS3 at times, and those blocky shadows, gr >.<
 
Alittleacorn said:
I'm confused, does this mean Capcom might be working on something Devil May Cry related, or they're just protecting the product so nobody steals the name?

And if there ever was a Definitive Edition like Tomb Raider got, I wouldn't mind. DmC buckled under the strain on the PS3 at times, and those blocky shadows, gr >.<
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Protecting the product name, essentially. That's what a trademark does.
 
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