Valve files trademark for Portal 3 and not Half Life 3?

[MrLoL²]

it's happening

(the forum post is very slow because it's overloaded by reddit)

it's fake.

EDIT:

And apparently, "Portal 3" trademark got filed and comfirmed as officially from Valve

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[jamesster]

I was JUST about to post this topic.

You ninja.

[Muzzles56]

Or to prevent someone else from claiming it

[Bisjac]

i bet they have trademarks for half life 5 as well.

of course hlf3 is otw. but most games/movie makers and such buy up websites and set up patents for sequels far into the future that likely will never exist.
you gotta future proof your brand.

[MrLoL²]

i bet they have trademarks for half life 5 as well.

No, when searching for Valve's trademarks, theres only all valve's past titles

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[Mr. Blockhouse]

What about this:
http://store.stearnpowered.com/app/246720/
Real stuff or fake?
Fake and Gay. Sorry! My bad!

[MrLoL²]

What about this: http://store.stearnpowered.com/app/246720/
Real stuff or fake?

god damnit

i actually thought it was true

then i saw the "rn" in "steam" lol

[Mr. Blockhouse]

god damnit

i actually thought it was true

then i saw the "rn" in "steam" lol

Damn! Apologies, I didn't notice that myself...

[dkamm65]

Or to prevent someone else from claiming it

i bet they have trademarks for half life 5 as well.

of course hlf3 is otw. but most games/movie makers and such buy up websites and set up patents for sequels far into the future that likely will never exist.
you gotta future proof your brand.

via reddit

This also means that Valve has got to do something with the filed trademark within 3 to 5 years (they filed the trademark in Spain) or it'll be deemed abandoned.

"In many other countries, grounds for abandonment depend solely on whether the mark at issue has been in use, without regard to the subjective intent of the trademark owner. The period of non-use required to show abandonment typically ranges from three years (e.g., in Australia, Japan, South Korea, Canada, China, Russia and many Latin American countries) to five years (e.g., in various countries in Europe, such as Ireland and Norway)."

Sources:

http://www.inta.org/TrademarkBasics/FactSheets/Pages/LossofTrademarkRightsFactSheet.aspx
http://oami.europa.eu/ows/rw/resource/documents/CTM/guidelines/opposition_proof_of_use_en.pdf

Edit 2:
There are also specific rules on how many times you can extend a trademarks extension time (I believe it's possible to extend it five times for six months each):

"Extensions of time are granted in six-month increments. The first extension will begin to run from the expiration of the six-month period following issuance of the notice of allowance. An applicant will receive the full benefit of each extension before a subsequent extension will begin to run. The six-month period following issuance of the notice of allowance (or any subsequent six-month extension period) will not be cut short by the grant of an extension. No extension will be granted for more than six months."

Sources:

http://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/detail/manual/TMEP/Apr2013/TMEP-1100d1e645.xml
http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/intent_to_use.jsp
http://www.uspto.gov/faq/trademarks.jsp

[Regulith]

So it'll be coming out within the next 7 and a half years

Spectacular

[Masterlegodude]

So it'll be coming out within the next 7 and a half years

Spectacular

the next 7 and a half years

7 and a half years

[dkamm65]

So it'll be coming out within the next 7 and a half years

Spectacular

Just because they have 7 years doesn't mean they will take 7 years. If they're registering the trademark, they probably plan on utilizing it soon.

They wouldn't register for something they have no plans of using, so this really does seem like Half Life 3 confirmed.

[jamesster]

*gif*

On a side note, I laughed harder at this gif than I probably should have.

Wasn't Half-Life 3 supposed to come out like six years ago? So potentially we're not even half-way- *shot*

[Blooker]

[Boink!]

actually this was confirmed not true :(