Fact is there'd be no DotA if not for Blizzard's Warcraft series.
Chicken and egg.
Blizzard have a stake in this.
There's no Blizzard without Windows. So, Windows should trademark dota.
There's no Windows without Apple, So, Apple should trademark dota.
There's no Apple without C. There's no C without computer. Theres' no computer without scientists. There's no scientists without money. There's no money without greediness.
Therefore, there's no DotA without Activision.
Activision should be the one to trademark dota, not Valve.
The problem with the user-made game "Left 2 Die" using Blizzard's map name is nothing compared to this. Valve just applied for a trademark registration for DOTA. So, Blizzard might not be allowed to call their map "Blizzard Dota."
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"To us, that means that you're really taking it away from the Blizzard and Warcraft III community and that just doesn't seem the right thing to do," said Pardo, Blizzard's executive vice president of game design.
The trademark should be given to whoever came up with the name in the first place. Then, he should donate it to the community.
There's no Blizzard without Windows. So, Windows should trademark dota.
There's no Windows without Apple, So, Apple should trademark dota.
There's no Apple without C. There's no C without computer. Theres' no computer without scientists. There's no scientists without money. There's no money without greediness.
Therefore, there's no DotA without Activision.
Activision should be the one to trademark dota, not Valve.
The problem with the user-made game "Left 2 Die" using Blizzard's map name is nothing compared to this. Valve just applied for a trademark registration for DOTA. So, Blizzard might not be allowed to call their map "Blizzard Dota."
Source: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-10-23-valve-shouldnt-trademark-dota-blizzard