And my post title, also is i danger...
Well... Let me seek for a few links about trademark, but for the record. Yes, the name could lead to confusion, and there is a BIG change, this site is and the name proyect doing a "wrongdoing"...
The mana world "sounds very much alike to" the mana OF world...
And the theme of the games also is the same as the mana series...
Enough to get a lawyers attention.
Time based used protection can be sutained upon a lawsit
About trademark from a pthographer:
http://www.danheller.com/biz-trademarks.html
Mythos about trademark/copyrigth
http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html
About prior art (the "thing" could protect or damage the mana world)
http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/ma ... -9707.html
Wikipedia Entry of trademark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark
According to the Dupont Factors, as you are about to read, a Mark does not have to be the same exact phrase or spelling, or be identical, or even be in the exact same class, in order to cause the possibility of confusion in the marketplace.
This site is good ans simple about explaining trademarks likehood
http://www.cummingsdesign.com/trademark ... ontFactors
FYI: I own a few trademarks and copyrigths applied to Mexico. Basically the information I?m posting talks about the general issues about Intellecutual Property...
I really think, that we could change the name now, so we are not forced to change the content of the game, as it is now... They can go this far.