Still, I’m not a lawyer, so don’t take any of this as legal advice. The numerous Starfall video games and video game related websites that we were able to find over the course of a half hour, many of which predate the Starfall 2002 founding date, and thus its 2004 trademark registration date, could make a solid case against Starfall’s claim to the term. Trademark ownership is only as strong as the owner’s protection, although MMO Fallout has doubts that the case would hold up given a company willing to lawyer up and take a stance. Those of you who play Rift, or read about it, will know that Trion Worlds has changed the name of the expansion to Prophecy of Ahnket, a decision that might be confusing if you don’t understand this underlying context. Rather than fight what could become a lengthy and costly legal battle over something rather trivial, Trion Worlds decided to settle. Unlike certain other cases covered here on In Plain English, this story is fast and has a simple ending. Still, a $400 filing fee is a big lump of money when your 2015 revenue looks like this (via Citizen Audit): For what might otherwise seem to be a pretty minor issue, Starfall decided to bring a team of three lawyers on board, an ultimately pointless move since Trion Worlds didn’t put up much of a fight or make much in the way of arguments on their own behalf. We teach through positive reinforcement to ensure children become confident, intrinsically motivated, and successful.ĭonors to the Starfall Education Foundation can sleep soundly knowing that your contributions went to fund the Bardacke Allison LLP, Melkonian & Co, and Purvis Gray Thompson, LLP law firms for the purposes of filing a dispute over a video game expansion title. On the Starfall website and in Starfall classrooms, children have fun while learning in an environment of collaboration, wonderment, and play. We create free and low-cost experiences whereby children can successfully learn through exploration. We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent 750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. Overall, we estimate that Starfall Education Foundations apps have collected about 8 million installs, 9 thousand of them in the last 30 days. The current app portfolio contains 11 apps, all of which are listed in the category 'Education'. Starfall Education Foundation is a publicly supported charity, 501(c)(3). Starfall Education Foundation is an Android developer that has been active since 2011. If you don’t know what Starfall is, I’ll let the charity’s website explain itself: The explanation lies in a recent lawsuit filed by a children’s charity foundation over its ownership of the trademark “Starfall.” You may be aware that Trion Worlds recently changed the name of the expansion to the Prophecy of Ahnket and wanted to know why. Today’s In Plain English covers the very short lawsuit between Starfall Education Foundation and Trion Worlds regarding the Rift expansion Starfall Prophecy.
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