Patent and TradeMark Office has record of GW2 and Eye of the North

yeap so it's true, you don't spend time and money just to patent names and not use it...

Hahahaha, you guys are like hawks. D:Cant you just be patient, and let Anet reveal stuff when they're good and ready?

while i agree that it seems rather stupid to think this is all just a swerve to send us off in the wrong direction, id still say that things are not confirmed at this point. and who says that "GW:EN" is going to be a new add-on? or that "GW2" is coming out anytime soon or how it will affect the current GW world?

*looks back at old threads about the "confirmed" new chapter "Utopia"*

ill be waiting for my magazine till i pass any judgment.

Hey maybe I could buy off the trademark for Guild Wars 3. It would be interesting to see what happens then. I have enough funds to do it too.

This is very good news as it does end some rumors and speculation.

GW:EN is for real!

Guild Wars 2?? Screwed, bye bye GW (most will flee to GW2)

Well either she pops up now or we will never likely see her again. Unless she becomes a immortal demon/vampire/god and lives past the 100 year marker, we probably won’t. I wonder if people will be disappointed if she doesn’t show. Man she really builds up the hype machine doesn’t she?

Btw, If the there is trademark for it as well a patent, it won't say that it's still all true. I mean you can get a patent for 500 euro for the rest of your life. A old classmate did that to her logo, 500 euro, write down why is was unique and pay 500 euro for the rest of her life. So for a joke it would be less then 100 euro, and websites like the inquiver or something can easely take that 100 euro from sponsored banners or another advertising stuff.

Maybe the whole stuff around the GW:EN expansion is one big "How we get more visitors on this website" trick, or the whole GW:EN expansion is just a 1 aprils fools thingy.

I have seriously being thinking of it, but I doubt this is real
- GW:EN, seriously that sounds like a big community joke to me
- Patent and trademark, not that expensive to have your own. (at least in holland) but written by NcSoft? 1 April maybe? :/ big vague
- Non human characters, does this follow the GW lore? and why suddenly now?
- GW2, why say when still an expasion left to be bought, that's a really bad marketing strategy.
- No Anet people reacting on the whole: GW:EN idea, mmh :/
- Gaile said: "Next month more info about new GW stuff", mmh next month is April right? And magazine, maybe an article: "Whole GW:EN rumour is joke, real info inside here" Omg that's soo nice for those magazines, loads of people will buy since it's the only official source of information. (that's a big marketing strategy there for the magazines and a big deal maybe between Anet and magazine? :/ sounds like a yes)

I think something isn't right here, but well would be great 1 april fools day, the magazine will seriously have huge bump of buyers and Anet did a serious history in gaming joke. I think Anet is nuts enought to do that.

For me, think whatever you want guys, because I think I knew what's going on. And seriously it's something to LOL about for several weeks more in april for me at least. I can't wait for confirmation of all this stuff. And we'll see who was right.

Watching the naysayers squirm is entertaining!

Oh well, two days to wait for the news, it won't kill us! Plus anyway, most of the news we may get now (official or not) is about releases so far in the future that things are bound to change. There were lots of stuff announced with Nightfall that didn't materialize until month laters, and some of it that has yet to materialize.

So official news or rumourmill, it's all the same. Only the end product truth truly matters. The rest is just speculation.

I dunno. It's killing me!

Yes, it's true, much speculation will be resolved -- one way or another -- in a few days' time. But did days every turn over more slowly?

Copyright, Trademark and Patent laws are all completely separate, Trademarks being by far the most regulated. You have to use them and be prepared to defend them. Just ask Cisco about their iPhone.

Come on, the article was totally true, Gaile just needed us to buy the mag so they keep a good relationship with their media partners. What else could she say? They'll probably be a few differences lost in reporter translation and some new bits, but it'll be totally true. Not that I would put money on it or anything...

while I'm leaning towards it being true, the idea that it's all gospel because there are copyrights and patents out is junk, for all we know could be where the enquirer got the idea from.

Just to point out, I have over 300 domain names registered that relate to a single domain, simply so no one else attempts to rip off my name and product.

Maybe can put up another Dooms day thread since gw1 is coming to a end with one more chapter to go.

When GW 2 is out lets all watch the stock market crash.

For all those talking about Utopia, that was a WHOIS record, not a trademark. And according to a ... I can't remember, was it IGN, GameSpy, GameSpot? ... article, an NCSoft official stated that guildwarsutopia.com was to be used for some unannounced project (i.e. it had nothing to do with a new chapter).

When a company goes to the US Patent and Trademark Office, they're being serious. There is absolutely zero possibility that they would trademark false names to 'throw us off the trail'.

Let's just wait two more days to get the full story. No more conspiracy theories, please.

You said it Gaile...soooooooo slow and I'm off too, which is good but also bad cause at least at work the time would've passed by quicker....

I've always hoped for more snow covered area's so I certainly hope that that part of it is true

I do wonder why patents are needed for game names though, somehow a trade mark seems enough. Planning on bringing out any action figures at all?

Anyone with some legal knowledge care to comment on why a patent is needed or useful for a game name?

im pretty sure gaile said in her last chat that utopia is beeing used but not the proper name

2 more days!!! wait a sec, will there be any news on official GW site as well?

lol @ Anet, tx for the info Inde.

Thanks for the information Inde,

Seems reall, googled that guy and came up with this among some other stuff :| ah well on to gw 2 it is then

http://www.lawyerroster.com/website/LawId437082.html

ooh, right then Thanks Inde.

On to wondering what GW2 features are gonna be :P