In Real Life

The Total Defeat Of The Man Who Said He Owned The Word ‘Edge’

We’ve given Tim Langdell a wide berth (like, for nearly two years) rather than assault you with incremental developments in the legal proceedings involving his ridiculous, all-encompassing trademark claims to the word “Edge.” But we’ll check in now, as a court ruling in the U.K. affirms what many have long suspected: His entire operation is a sham.


October 8, 2009
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Mobigame’s “Edge” Is Back On iITunes

Edge, the iPhone game that kicked off the latest and nastiest battle over trademark rights to the word in video games, is back up on the iTunes App Store as “Edge by Mobigame”.


September 1, 2009
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Tim Langdell Resigns From IGDA Board

Tim Langdell, the CEO of EDGE Games, which has been at the heart of many controversies regarding trademark rights to the word “Edge” in video gaming, has stepped down from the board of directors of the International Game Developers Association.


August 12, 2009
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Tim Langdell Defends Self In Open Letter To Mobigame

Tim Langdell’s released a lengthy statement—including e-mails between himself and Mobigame—presenting his version of events in his efforts to protect the trademark “Edge”, and defending himself against the portrayal of his actions by the gaming press.


July 18, 2009
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Effort Begun To Remove Trademark Troll From IGDA Board

Tim Langdell’s not really a developer – “litigator” might be a better job description – but the Lord of Edge is really on the IGDA board. Now someone’s started a petition to remove him.


July 12, 2009
News

Trademark Troll Is At It Again

“Edge of Twilight”, from Brisbane studio Fuzzy Eyes, was announced more than two years ago. Just last month, Tim Langdell, notorious for claiming all uses of the word “edge” in video games, filed a trademark application for exactly that name.