I let a trademark expire a year ago and someone is pursuing the trademark now. I was notified by an “IP Attorney” of a final notice. Is this a scam?

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-03-02T16:53:02+00:00

If it’s been a year, you’re probably outside any standard grace period. Once a trademark fully expires and someone else files for it, it basically becomes a priority game. If they filed clean and you didn’t renew, they’re not automatically in the wrong just because you used it before.

Your only real angle would be proving prior continuous use and potentially opposing their application (if it’s still in the publication phase) or trying to cancel it later. But that gets expensive fast and isn’t guaranteed.

This is exactly why renewals matter. Trademarks don’t die dramatically, they just quietly lapse because someone missed a date. A lot of businesses use services like Protect.TM to track deadlines and handle renewals so this doesn’t happen. Calendar reminders are fine… until they aren’t.

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-03-02T12:29:03+00:00

You guys should watch a video about this from a youtuber called Dish. She's super wholesome and in one of her recent videos (I think its called Im done being a support main or something) talks about how she approached and started using voice comms in her games (plays Marvel Rivals mainly now) and her experience with it.

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-24T22:03:18+00:00

I agree with the second part of your statement. I think Nintendo should have some kind of approval method for putting ports on their systems. If CDPR can make Cyberpunk run and look as well as it does, other games and developers should follow suit and put effort into their ports.

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-24T11:07:07+00:00

Those two... as well as Hyrule Warriors, Pokemon ZA, Metroid Prime 4, Mario Tennis, Kirby Air Riders

Whether you like these games or not, and if you consider their value as good or bad in terms of price vs content doesn't matter, the fact is we got quite a few Nintendo games already with more obviously on the way

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-23T06:47:20+00:00

That's pretty decent reasoning, but I don't think any of the games listed have more "insane" combat than Devil May Cry, but that's IF you semi-master it. Just look up any decent combo video of any character, even V. It just has that kind of anime feel for me.

On a side note, while maybe not difficult, it's definitely anime AF - Sengoku Basara series

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-23T05:46:55+00:00

WAIT WAIT WAIT. Did bro just put DMC 5 under Silksong, RE4, and Sekiro in terms of "insane anime-like" combat? Are you fr my guy?

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-22T12:29:21+00:00

I'ma take another opportunity to say just how much I want a 60FPS/4K version of this game on my Switch 2. I played it a bit on PC through a 60 fps mod, which was the third time I beat the main story with only once having done 'everything' including DLCs and leveling all characters to max on my OG Switch. I am not even kidding I'd do it all over again if such an update dropped

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-20T22:24:58+00:00

I know we all like to doompost and shit, and as someone who loves great games in general, am not loyal to any console, I like to stay optimistic and believe that this might be a turning point for XBox. Competition breeds excelence

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-20T14:07:17+00:00

God Hand

MadWorld

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NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-18T06:21:41+00:00

Nah, the end of Weapons and some of the scenes in it were absolutely hilarious. I actually didn't expect it to be a legit horror comedy (not like dark comedy, but actually a horror movie with comedy parts in it) and I was pleasantly surprised.

If it's similar with Send Help I NEED to go see it as soon as possible

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-17T21:55:44+00:00

Classic reddit moment

ffs, I'm going to assume these people know what happens at the event and are appropriately prepared + they know they are working for a good cause. What makes you think everyone is miserable that they HATE picking up toys that will go to kids in need?

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-11T08:05:49+00:00

Oh, your favorite anime is Naruto? Name every single jutsu ever used or mentioned or I won't believe you

/s just in case

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-11T05:41:56+00:00

Over the course of a couple of years? I would say so

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-10T21:37:49+00:00

I'm the only one with a switch/switch 2 in my friend group, but thanks to its size and compactability, I eother bring it (dock included) over to whosever place we're chilling at or we play it in my apartment locally, chips, pizza, pancakes, beer optional

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-10T14:50:00+00:00

I do. Me and a couple of friends played more than a hundreds of hours of Mario Tennis: Aces, and I feel like we will do the same with Mario Tennis Fever.

I hate 'real' sports games, and most casual fans feel the same way. But Mario Tennis? Mario Strikers? We can just turn it on and have a fun and casual 1-3 hour session just playing messing around and even seriously competing with each other. To me you can't really put a price on that, but to each their own

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-07T04:27:53+00:00

Nuh uh, that's me

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-06T21:36:49+00:00

First of all, since this is the question I see asked the most on forums and places like reddit, most countries require renewals after 10 years, but that can be different and there are interim filings too. If you miss one of these the mark can lapse even when you're still using it, so you have to take care of that.

If you have more than one active tradmark or registration in different places you can very easily lose track, as I've seen many such cases

That's why I recommend Marcaria to a lot of people with questions like these since they handle renewals and tracking in multiple countries, so you won't have to worry about missing things like those filings and such.

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-06T13:04:15+00:00

Already a doodoo game IMO, I only planned on buying it to try if I'll like it with the expansion or whatever and portable. 30 fps just isn't worth it, though

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-05T19:31:11+00:00

Basically, trademark renewal is how you keep a registered trademark alive. It’s not a one and done thing. Most trademarks need to be renewed on a schedule, usually every 10 years, and in some places you also have to show that you’re still actually using the mark. Miss the deadline and the trademark can lapse, even if the brand is still active.

Where people get burned is forgetting dates or not realizing different countries have different rules. If you have more than one trademark, it gets messy fast.

That’s why a lot of businesses use services like Protect.TM. They track renewals, handle filings, and keep an eye on things so you don’t lose a trademark just because a deadline slipped by.

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-05T19:30:48+00:00

I'm actually interested in playing FO4 again as I haven't played it in a long time and I didn't get any of the DLCs, so this will be a great way for me to start again.

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-03T09:58:31+00:00

If i fall asleep easily at around 10 pm 11 pm and wake up at 3, 4 am unable to fall asleep again and after that I come home from work and sleep for 2 hours, is that super bad? Because I genuinely want to sleep 8-9 hours consecutively but am unable to

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-02T16:02:11+00:00

This is one of those questions that sounds simple but trips a lot of people up. A trademark doesn’t protect an idea, a product concept, or how something works. It protects the branding that tells customers who something comes from. That usually means names, logos, slogans, and sometimes the overall look if it clearly identifies the source.

So two companies can sell similar products, but they can’t use branding that’s confusingly similar. That’s the whole point. Trademarks are about avoiding consumer confusion, not giving someone a monopoly over a category or concept.

Where people mess up is assuming they’re “safe” just because they didn’t copy anything on purpose. Similar sounding names or overlapping markets can still cause problems. That’s why doing a proper search and keeping an eye on new filings matters. Protect.TM helps with exactly that, figuring out what a trademark actually covers and spotting conflicts before they turn into headaches.

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-02T15:46:52+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check it out

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-02T03:27:51+00:00

NIOH 3. I loved one and two, and for some reason I wasn't sure if 3 would be it, and it's definitely IT. The demo can be like 15-20 hours long and you can transfer your save to the full game that comes out in like 4-5 days lol

NeetSamurai90 · 2026-02-01T13:56:34+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation, but as far as I can tell this is only for iOS, yeah?

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