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420 points solcloud | 1 comments | 22 Oct 24 16:27 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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camtarn ◴[22 Oct 24 17:31 UTC] No.41916589[source]▶
Having Counterstrike in the name of the repo and title of the game might not be the best idea, as it's a trademark.

It's also ... not an awful lot like CS at the moment. Mostly the size and complexity of the map.

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pbhjpbhj ◴[23 Oct 24 09:57 UTC] No.41923492[source]▶
Trade mark law usually requires that a mark is not descriptive - counterstrike is a dictionary word that describes fighting back against an attacker. Seems perfectly fine to use in any fps game.

Can't see how that trade mark could stand against a challenge (in UK/EU)?

See eg Art.4, Art.7(1)(c) of EUTMR.

IANAL, these are my personal opinions and unrelated to my employment.

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camtarn ◴[23 Oct 24 11:29 UTC] No.41923881[source]▶
"Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike 2, CS:GO, and their respective logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Valve Corporation. © 2023 Valve Corporation, all rights reserved."

I am also not a lawyer, but I would not like to step into a trademark dispute just because it 'seems perfectly fine'.

Albeit in this case you're most likely to just get a cease and desist rather than getting sued.

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1. pbhjpbhj ◴[24 Oct 24 15:00 UTC] No.41936177[source]▶
Yes, you wouldn't want to use "Counter-Strike" but legally they can't stop you using "counterstrike". As you intimate, the legislation probably doesn't matter if you can't afford the legal process.