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Riot is now Element

(element.io)
550 points J_tt | 3 comments | 15 Jul 20 07:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.017s | source
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varbhat ◴[15 Jul 20 07:34 UTC] No.23842315[source]▶
Main reason is that they couldn't trademark the "Riot" name due to "Riot Games" company.

Edit: They have mentioned this in the blog. Please read that before downvoting.

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Cthulhu_ ◴[15 Jul 20 08:29 UTC] No.23842632[source]▶
Could they trademark Element though? I mean it is a very general term.
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1. narrowtux ◴[15 Jul 20 09:39 UTC] No.23843026[source]▶
We tried to trademark Element and another generic abbreviation as a combined name and even that was not possible. The german trademark bureau just sent us printed wikipedia articles of both words as "proof" that it's not possible.
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2. smichel17 ◴[15 Jul 20 10:40 UTC] No.23843415[source]▶
I'm cracking up right now imagining that this was the only thing you received in reply.
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3. narrowtux ◴[15 Jul 20 10:42 UTC] No.23843428[source]▶
haha of course not, but that was essentially their argument for the denial.