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How crypto bros wrested Flappy Bird from its creator

zenosanalytic:

unpretty:

No, I have no related with their game. I did not sell anything. 
I also don't support crypto.

— Dong Nguyen (@dongatory) September 15, 2024

Court filings show that a company called Gametech Holdings filed a “notice of opposition” against Nguyen with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in late 2023, seeking to invalidate his claim on the “Flappy Bird” name. When Nguyen, who lives in Vietnam, didn’t respond to that notice by November, the US Patent and Trademark Office entered a default judgment against him and officially canceled his trademark in January, allowing Gametech to legally claim the name.

So if you’ve ever wondered how trademark and patent acts as a tool of US imperialism and Capitalist class-dominance, here’s a good example |:T

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