For a while, or at least until it was delisted last monththe day before It was one of the most anticipated games on Steam.it was until then Wheels began to fall off the project, delays were announced and questions were raised as to whether gameplay footage was authentic And now the legal controversy over the game’s name comes from the most unlikely places.
The controversy itself is nothing new. Developer Fntastic gave the following as reasons for the game’s removal from Steam last month:
Dear fans!
Shortly before release, Steam blocked our game page on a personal request. Because of the name The Day Before.
As you know, our game was announced in January 2021. At the time of announcement, the The Day Before game trademark was available.
After the match announcement, the above individual Filed an application to register the game trademark “The Day Before” in the U.S..
what’s next?
Previously, we were unaware of the existence of the claim. I learned about this on January 19, 2023, when he complained and asked me to contact him.
Now we have found out all the circumstances of the incident and will definitely solve everything.
However, if the issue was originally believed to be a private trademark application, euro gamer confirmed the existing owner of that name the day before is actually… the first calendar app released in Korea 2010.
The developer and its CEO, Lee Sun-jae, said it first registered the trademark in South Korea in 2015 and currently holds trademark rights to the name in “South Korea, the United States, China, Russia, Japan and Vietnam.” claims to be , and the European Union”. It should be noted that Lee’s filing in the US did not allow him until August 2022. had Available January 2021.
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As we reported last montha U.S. trademark granted to the calendar app covers “artwork, artistic performance, music, show entertainment and leisure activities” [and] online [games]”
“We learned that a game of the same name was created and are taking steps to protect our trademark rights,” they said in a statement.
