Activision 'Rocktober' trademark conflicts with EA's Brutal Legend marketing

As long as the community at large acknowledges that Roctober has nothing to do with stinking Activision, then every time they use the term a copy of Brutal Legend will get its wings.

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My cat's breath smells like cat food....

thats great and all, but what does that have to do with rocktober

Lousy Smarch weather!

This whole raid was as useless as that yellow, lemon shaped rock over there. Wait a minute, there's a lemon behind that rock!

Booooooooooo!

I meant to say Booo-urns, Booo-urns.

Govt Agent: [about Homer's mail] Most people write to movie stars, this guy writes to movies.
[reads letter]
Govt Agent: Dear Die Hard, you rock. Especially the part where that dude is on the rooftop. P.S. Do you know Mad Max?

There's no such thing as Rocktoberfest? You used me, Kotick! YOU USED ME!

there is always the old standard of homer's "D'oh"

"Dear Die Hard, you rock! Especially when that guy was on the roof.

P.S. Do you know Mad Max?"

Detective: "Sir, are you trying to stall us, or are you just senile?"

Grandpa: "A little from column A, a little from column B."

it's a cow's heart!
they're trying to make a monkey outta you!

"They taste like burning!"

And now ... are you adequately prepared to rock?

Hello Super Nintendo Chalmers

"Ok i admit it! I am the Lindbergh Baby. Waah! Waah! I miss my fly-fly da-da!"

Mr. Simpson, was that you taking that cowardly dive into that display of heavily salted snack treats?

We can outsmart those dolphins. Don't forget - we invented computers, leg warmers, bendy straws, peel-and-eat shrimp, the glory hole, AND the pudding cup.

That's right! NOTHING is rock except bands YOU like.

Yeah, Activision is so blind to music they can't see that Blink 182 is Country-Ska fusion and Nickleback is Ragtime-Hip Hop. At least they have somewhat of an idea what rock is, they did include Low in this deal.

It'll be a fine Cocktober™ so it shall!

Sure.

It's no more silly than trademarking something like Kentucky fried chicken.

Exactly what I had wondered. I've been hearing this term for at least the last 10 years, since I first got my own car and started listening to the radio regularly. I'm confused as to how Activision was even able to trademark the word.

The Colorado Rockies used "Rocktober" when they went to the playoffs a few years back

:nerd moment:

1. You can't copyright words, that's what trademarks are for.

2. Trademarks can be region-specific (like the radio stations you've mentiond and the rockies as well)

3. Trademarks can be disputed if the initial owner of the trademark hasn't/doesn't utilize the mark in trade consistently.

4. Activision can kiss my ass.

http://feederleague.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/the_more_you_know2.jpg

If Activision even wants my 5.50 for saying Rocktober twice, then they can have my middle school student ID (.75) and 2 free songs from iTunes (2.00).

Here you go Activision, and happy Rocktober.

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do you people have this saved in a notepad somewhere?? lol

Is that Jean-Luc Picard?

that is indeed the good captain

I don't really know my star trek but I believe that's the captain.

You fools! It's a cheese wheel.

My point exactly! (see my comment above... and somebody trollin')

Damn skippy!