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Re:Show HN: Open-source Counter-Strike-like game by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday October 23, 2024 @05:57AM (#41923492)
Trade mark law usually requires that a mark is not descriptive - counterstrike is a dictionary word that describes fighting back against an attacker. Seems perfectly fine to use in any fps game.

Can't see how that trade mark could stand against a challenge (in UK/EU)?

See eg Art.4, Art.7(1)(c) of EUTMR.

IANAL, these are my personal opinions and unrelated to my employment.

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Re:Show HN: Open-source Counter-Strike-like game by camtarn on Wednesday October 23, 2024 @07:29AM (#41923881)
"Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike 2, CS:GO, and their respective logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Valve Corporation. © 2023 Valve Corporation, all rights reserved."

I am also not a lawyer, but I would not like to step into a trademark dispute just because it 'seems perfectly fine'.

Albeit in this case you're most likely to just get a cease and desist rather than getting sued.

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Re:Show HN: Open-source Counter-Strike-like game by solcloud on Wednesday October 23, 2024 @10:53AM (#41925662)
ohh, date with Gaben incoming
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Re:Show HN: Open-source Counter-Strike-like game by pbhjpbhj on Thursday October 24, 2024 @11:00AM (#41936177)
Yes, you wouldn't want to use "Counter-Strike" but legally they can't stop you using "counterstrike". As you intimate, the legislation probably doesn't matter if you can't afford the legal process.
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Re:Show HN: Open-source Counter-Strike-like game by ruthmarx on Wednesday October 23, 2024 @07:14PM (#41930202)
counterstrike by itself might be OK although not used as branding, but none of the stylized forms could be used - that's my understanding at least.
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