Doom developer, Id Software, has contacted musician Dustin Mitchell to reach an agreement over the trademark of ‘doomscroll’ for his progressive thrash metal band.According to an investigative report by Wired, after attempting to register the trademark ‘doomscroll’ as a “band name” and “entertainment property”, lawyers from the Doom developer sent Mitchell an e-mail on October 13.
This was the deadline for others to challenge the attempted trademark. The e-mail began:“Dear Mr. Mitchell, My law firm represents Id Software LLC which owns the video game DOOM and related registered trademarks.” The e-mail continued asking Mitchell to agree to extend the deadline, so the two parties could find time to reach a resolution before any legal.
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