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Ask HN : legal use of trademark names

2 pointsby innocentpixelover 11 years ago
I am making a game. And in the game you can get different rewards for being a "gangster", like cars, watches etc. Is it legal (not infringing) to name the cars by name for example BMW, Bugatti, Ferrari etc. or not?

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blackdogieover 11 years ago
Assuming you are in the US, or US law applies, but I&#x27;m not a trademark lawyer, but I would suggest you look at what other companies have done, i.e. Rocktstar for GTA. Here they used similar car designs, and gave them similar names, but not the same <a href="http://www.gta4.net/vehicles/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gta4.net&#x2F;vehicles&#x2F;</a> In the long run this will save you having to prove that you are using them under the fair use guidelines <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use_(U.S._trademark_law)" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Fair_use_(U.S._trademark_law)</a>
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ScottWhighamover 11 years ago
I think this is one of those questions best answered with the old saw, &quot;If you have to ask the question, you know the answer.&quot;