Take-Two Interactive Battles Remedy Entertainment over ‘R’ Logo

In a bizarre legal battle development, Take-Two Interactive has taken offense over Remedy Entertainment’s newest logo. The Alan Wake 2 (review) company changed its iconic logo to a brand-new one last year before the game’s launch. And, while everything looked quiet over the next couple of months, the parent company of Rockstar Games, 2K, and Private Division, has a problem with this change.

First reported via the websiteRespawnFirst, Take-Two Interactive has an issue with Remedy Entertainment’s heavy usage of the letter R in the logo. The company filed the trademark dispute, citing that the brand-new logostands to confuse gamersbetween Remedy Games and Rockstar Games, the Grand Theft Auto powerhouse.

X (formerly Twitter) user @usemyhandle also shared aposton their account. In it, we can see that the litigation was filed back in May 2023 at the UK’s Intellectual Property Office. As per the document, Take-Two disputed two versions of the logo.Remedy Entertainment and Take Two Interactive are in a trademark dispute over Remedy’s logo.Disputed Logo 1:https://t.co/wY29pyReIvDisputed Logo 2:https://t.co/oOlzd47usGpic.twitter.com/FuIMLRtBdj— Jake (@usemyhandle)January 15, 2024

Remedy Entertainment and Take Two Interactive are in a trademark dispute over Remedy’s logo.Disputed Logo 1:https://t.co/wY29pyReIvDisputed Logo 2:https://t.co/oOlzd47usGpic.twitter.com/FuIMLRtBdj— Jake (@usemyhandle)January 15, 2024

The first one is the standard Remedy logo with the company name. The other is the Remedy logo with the R symbol. For reference, these are the two logos Take-Two has a problem with. As mentioned above, the company believes Remedy’s logos resemble the Rockstar one too closely.

Now, from an onlooker standpoint, this lawsuit doesn’t make sense, based on the claims by Take-Two. Rockstar Games’ logo has turned out to be an iconic one. Anyone can recognize the R and the accompanying star on the yellow background easily.

I believe even people not into video games might recognize that logo. Hence, to claim that the new Remedy logo might confuse gamers does sound like excessive worrying. This becomes even more absurd when you realize that Remedy Entertainment is developing the Max Payne Remakes for Rockstar Games.

However, it’s worth noting that the companies have a good working relationship with each other. So we hope the entities will sort it out in some time. Nonetheless, this litigation has managed to get some chuckles out of me.

What do you think about this logo dispute? Can you tell the difference? Drop your opinion in the comments below!

Sampad Banerjee

Meet Sampad, Beebom’s in-house video game enthusiast and writer. With two years of freelance experience, he has passionately crafted articles about the games he loves. You can find his writings on Sportskeeda, Gamingbolt, and GGTalks.

During work hours, he covers the latest gaming news, creates how-to guides, and occasionally shares video game reviews. In his free time, he enjoys building Gundam model kits, planning his next cosplay, and play his favorite RPG games.

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