{"id":6002,"date":"2021-11-12T10:46:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T01:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=6002"},"modified":"2021-11-12T10:48:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T01:48:35","slug":"20211112-6002","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211112-6002\/","title":{"rendered":"Medabots trademark is in dispute between an NFT game developer and Imagineer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20211110-182001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-11-10 20:04 (JST)<br>Translated by. Nick Mosier<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>On November 10, Imagineer announced that their objection to an order of provisional measures from the Alicante Commercial Court regarding their trademark of the <em><strong>Medabots<\/strong><\/em> series has been fully recognized. Another party had registered a trademark of the same name and claimed trademark infringement against Imagineer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u300cMEDABOTS\u300d\u5546\u6a19\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\u7570\u8b70\u7533\u7acb\u8a8d\u5bb9\u6c7a\u5b9a\u78ba\u5b9a\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\u304a\u77e5\u3089\u305b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YIcgNaHs6m\">https:\/\/t.co\/YIcgNaHs6m<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30a4\u30de\u30b8\u30cb\u30a2\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e (@Imagineer_info) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Imagineer_info\/status\/1458275723072917504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagineer is a media company that also has its hands in video games and has recently released titles such as the <em>Fit Boxing<\/em> series for the Nintendo Switch. They are also the owners of <em>Medabots<\/em>, a series about robots that has spanned numerous genres and game consoles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In January of this year, Imagineer reported that they were ordered to temporarily stop selling <em>Medabots<\/em> related video game content in the EU by the Alicante Commercial Court due to infringement of a trademark that was registered there. The trademark infringement claim was made by Kevin Comadr\u00e1n, the owner of the said trademark. In November of 2020, Imagineer filed a formal objection requesting that the order be withdrawn.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"604\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211110-182001-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211110-182001-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211110-182001-001-600x283.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211110-182001-001-380x179.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211110-182001-001-768x362.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211110-182001-001-150x71.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211110-182001-001-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211110-182001-001-696x328.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211110-182001-001-1068x504.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211110-182001-001-890x420.jpg 890w\" \/><figcaption>The <em>Medabots<\/em> website made by Kevin Comadr\u00e1n displays a warning saying, \u201cBeware of unofficial websites and accounts!\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Comadr\u00e1n has experience both within and outside the game industry as an economist and is the representative of the Medabots company, which is developing a robot game that\u2019s also called <em>Medabots<\/em>. The game is said to feature an original cryptocurrency called \u201cmedacoin\u201d and make use of NFT item mechanics. Development started in 2017, and the game is scheduled to release on December 25 of this year. Of course, Imagineer has nothing to do with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February of 2018, Comadr\u00e1n filed for the \u201cMedabots\u201d trademark and appears to have registered it in August of the same year. Meanwhile, Imagineer also holds the \u201cMedabots\u201d trademark in the EU. They applied for many uses including video games, which is where we see an overlap between the two parties. This is likely where Comadr\u00e1n claimed trademark infringement. Comadr\u00e1n\u2019s side also filed a lawsuit against Imagineer to halt sales of relevant titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211110-182001-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211110-182001-002.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211110-182001-002-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211110-182001-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211110-182001-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211110-182001-002-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211110-182001-002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211110-182001-002-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211110-182001-002-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211110-182001-002-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In response to this, Imagineer has asserted that there is no truth behind the trademark infringement claim and filed an objection seeking to withdraw the order of provisional measures. And based on the fact that they\u2019ve released numerous <em>Medabots<\/em> titles overseas since 2002, they have filed a countersuit to either change ownership over to Imagineer or invalidate Comadr\u00e1n\u2019s trademark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 1, 2021, the Alicante Court of Appeal (EU Trademark Court) recognized Imagineer\u2019s formal objection in its entirety. Comadr\u00e1n\u2019s side filed an appeal, but it was dismissed on September 21, and the court ruled in favor of Imagineer to settle the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the lawsuit to stop the sales of Imagineer\u2019s games is still ongoing. It\u2019s not a foregone conclusion, but the recent trademark decision may work in their favor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medabots trademark is in dispute between an NFT game developer and Imagineer. 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