Thank you for contacting us and getting the word out about our client’s superior rights in the trademark FLAPPY. UPDATE: A response from LUNDEEN & LUNDEEN, PLLC: And they are far from the only company attempting to trademark “Flappy” or “Flappy Bird” it seems. It’s worth pointing out that UAI doesn’t actually appear to have the trademark they claim – they filed for the trademark in mid-February 2014, when the “Flappy Bird” craze was blowing up. Uh oh… just got a trademark infringement notice from someone about the use of the word FLAPPY in my game’s title. I got a take down request for Flappy Bat from a trademark troll from a completely unrelated 2006 game. Others still, like the makers of “FlapThulu Flappy Madness” and “Flappy Bat” have taken to Twitter with their hi. Members on the Corona Labs forums, including the developer of “Flappy Wings World,” have also been sent the same letter. Moreno is not the only one receiving notice from UAI. “Flappy Devil’s” developer, Ale Moreno, tells TechCrunch that UAI has also requested that his title be pulled from the App Store.
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The letter serves as notice about the trademark application, saying that there are “more than 100 mobile “prpperties offered in the App Store for sale and for free download” and, after receipt of this notice, they “clearly manifest a scheme of deliberate and/or willful infringement of the UAI trademark.” (Uh, doubt it!)Īs for UAI, the company doesn’t have any App Store titles itself. UAI warns in the letter also that it’s the owner of the trademark “Flappy” for computer games, and that the developers who are now using that same word in their downloadable mobile games and apps today are likely creating “confusion among consumers” who may mistake the newer “Flappy” games as being created by or affiliated with UAI. UAI currently hosts that same “Flappy” game here on its own website. “So technically – yes, we do have a license to use the trademark FLAPPY,” they say.) UAE owns the game, and Big Fish licensed it. We’re told that Big Fish signed a distribution agreement with UAI almost 5 year ago.
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(We’ve reached out to Big Fish Games to confirm details surrounding this claim, and will update if they respond. UAI claims that Big Fish Games, is one of its licensees. One example they specifically point to is this Flash-based online game simply called “Flappy,” which involves a flying bird you navigate using your mouse while trying to avoid smaller birds, and popping balloons.
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The letter alleges that UAI’s use of the word “flappy” dates back as early as February 12, 2006, and has been used in the company’s computer software and downloadable games. (UAI), and its principals Alan and Tina Balodi, are advising the app developer of their trademark application. Of course someone would try to cash in on this craze, but Ultimate Arcade is now not just attempting to gain the trademark for itself – it’s actually going after developers who are using the word “Flappy” in their game’s name, and claiming trademark infringement.Īccording to a notice sent to the developer of one such title, “Flappy Devil,” which arrived by way of Apple’s legal team, Ultimate Arcade, Inc.
A company calling itself “Ultimate Arcade” is attempting to trademark the word “Flappy,” following the fervor around the viral App Store game, “Flappy Bird,” whose disappearance led to the creation of hundreds of clones, parody apps, and other similarly-inspired titles.
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