How To Deal With A Taken Game Name?

FallingBoxStudios

Hi, I have been working on my game, and I thought of a really good game name, the only problem is its taken by someone else on the AppStore :-O What should I do? and what would you do? Thanks
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CodeMonster

I think you could modify your game name. Like add an extra word or letter i dunno. But if you like the name don't change it. But you can't upload a game with the same name, myself I would find it disrespectful if someone did that to me by copying my game name.

So my suggestion is to just modify it abit so it's not exactly the same.

CaptFinn

Ive seen many games on the app store with the same game name

Socks

". . . its taken by someone else on the AppStore"


I normally have them whacked, it's often cheaper to hire someone to assassinate the competition than it is to redesign your logo and find a new name and so on.

FallingBoxStudios

@Socks )

@FINNBOGG Yeah, I know what you mean.

@CodeMonster Thats probably the best thing to do

BigDave

I don't know what is the name of your game. But it sounds kind of risky too. What if you copy the name of a big game title without knowing and they discover that you steal some of their traffic. And they have a registered patent, they might sue you.

FallingBoxStudios

@BigDave Yeah, too much of a risk to take

Socks

I don't know what is the name of your game. But it sounds kind of risky too. What if you copy the name of a big game title without knowing and they discover that you steal some of their traffic. And they have a registered patent, they might sue you.

Not if they've been whacked.

quantumsheep

Doing a little research helps - do a google search for the name and see if anyone else is using it.

Then do the same search on the app store.

I wanted to name one of my games 'Sunshine'. At the time, I found that another company had the same name for their weather app.

I couldn't therefore name the game 'Sunshine', but I decided it might be ok to extend it, ergo 'Sunshine - here comes the sun'

I emailed the other company asking if they minded me naming my game like that. While both apps would have 'Sunshine' in their title, I pointed out that they were very different and would not 'compete'.

They were very lovely and said they didn't mind!

QS =D

tenrdrmer

As @quantumsheep mentioned te biggest issue with using the same name is of the app is similar and will be competing. An app name is a trademark and the rule of who gets to use the trademark is who can prove they used it first. And by first I mean publicly advertising something under that name. Your thoughts don't count.