Ubisoft Faces UFC Trademark Lawsuit Over Fighters

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12/12/2010 4:09:01 AM The organization behind the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts league has filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft for a promotional phrase used on the back of the box for its recentl [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] y released Kinect game Fighters Unleashed.
UFC owner Zuffa LLC brought the federal suit in the U.S. District Court of Nevada over the phrase "Become the ULTIMATE FIGHTING weapon," o [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] n the back of the game's box.
Zuffa alleges that the deliberate capitalization and bolding of the "ULTIMATE FIGHTING" portion of the phrase is "confusingly similar to the us of UFC Final Fantasy XIV power leveling Marks, including the ULTIMATE FIGHTING name and mark on Zuffa licensed video games,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," according to court documents obtained by Gamasutra.
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Overall,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Zuffa is seeking to stop the distribution of Fighters Uncaged until and unless the the Ultimate Fighting tr FFXIV power leveling ademarks and its variations are removed, as well as other unspecified compensatory, consequential, statutory,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], incidental and exemplary damages.
THQ publishes licensed titles under the UFC Unleashed mixed martial arts brand, which in its original incarnation last year -- though this year's franchise iteration appears to have performed significantly worse.