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===Electronic Arts petition for trademark cancellation=== In September 2009, [[Electronic Arts]] petitioned the [[US Patent & Trademark Office]] to cancel a range of registrations associated with Edge Games.<ref name="gameindustry">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/ea-takes-up-edge-trademark-fight|title=EA takes up Edge trademark fight|date=September 30, 2009|publisher=gameindustry.biz|accessdate=2009-09-30}}</ref> EA's petition came after continued threats of legal action by Edge Games with respect to the title of EA's 2008 game ''[[Mirror's Edge]]'', despite EA's ownership of [[United States trademark law#Registered marks versus common law marks|common law trademark rights]] to the phrase. In a statement, EA announced that "While this seems like a small issue for EA, we think that filing the complaint is the right thing to do for the developer community."<ref name="nasdaq">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=200909291639dowjonesdjonline000434&title=ea-gets-aggressive-in-edgetrademark-spat-with-game-maker|title=EA Gets Aggressive In 'Edge' Trademark Spat With Game Maker|last=Charny|first=Ben|date=September 29, 2009|publisher=NASDAQ|accessdate=2009-09-30}}</ref> Tim Langdell responded to these claims in an e-mail statement on September 30, claiming that Edge had in fact not threatened EA with litigation and that 2009 had been spent negotiating an amicable settlement on the use of the trademark. Langdell went on to accuse EA of using the settlement talks to "play for time", and claimed that EA had abandoned efforts to register "Mirror's Edge" as a trademark in September 2008.<ref name="escapist">{{cite web|url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/95116-Tim-Langdell-Responds-to-EA-Trademark-Petition|title=Tim Langdell Responds to EA Trademark Petition|last=Chalk|first=Andy|date=September 30, 2009|publisher=EscapistMagazine.com|accessdate=2009-09-30}}</ref> According to a report by gaming blog [[Kotaku]], the USPTO database lists the trademark "Mirror's Edge" as "abandoned" as of Sept. 8, 2009. An EA spokesman said the company had been unsuccessful in its attempt to resolve the dispute, which led to the filing of the petition.<ref name="kotaku-ea">{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5370359/electronic-arts-sues-to-cancel-langdells-trademarks|title=Electronic Arts Sues to Cancel Langdell's Trademarks|last=Good|first=Owen|date=September 29, 2009|publisher=Kotaku|accessdate=2009-09-30}}</ref> In June 2010, Edge Games filed a lawsuit against Electronic Arts over Mirror's Edge, requesting damages and a court injunction against further infringement.<ref name="allheadlinenews">{{cite web|url=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7019009306|title=Edge Games suing EA over Mirror's Edge video game, trademark issues|last=Chase|first=Ayinde|date=June 16, 2010|publisher=All Headline News|accessdate=2010-06-16}}</ref>
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