Wie Blizzard Entertainment Heute morgen auf der eigenen Homepage berichteten, haben sie den Rechtstreit gegen New Line Cinema Corp gewonnen.
IRVINE, Calif. – July. 10, 2001 – Blizzard Entertainment® announced today that a federal judge has granted a Preliminary Injunction motion against New Line Cinema, Corp., prohibiting the motion picture studio from advertising, promoting or releasing an upcoming motion picture under the name „Diablo,“ or under any other name that is likely to cause confusion with or likely to dilute Blizzard Entertainment“s Diablo marks. This ruling prohibits New Line from using the mark Diablo in any form, whether used alone or in combination with any other words.
Es drehte sich um einen Film, der den Namen Diablo haben sollte. Dagegen prozessierte jedoch Blizzard, da sie die Rechte auf diesen Namen besitzen.
Blizzard Entertainment owns a registered U.S. trademark for Diablo in connection with computer games. Blizzard also owns a pending U.S. intent-to-use trademark application for Diablo in connection with the production and distribution of motion pictures. The filing date of Blizzard`s trademark applications was in 1996, more than four years before New Line Cinema began using its title „Diablo“ to advertise and promote its upcoming film.
Blizzard hat sich vier Jahre vor Drehbeginn des Filmes, die Rechte an diesem Namen gesichert.