Objection no longer at home in US courts
Posted by Andrew Farinella on March 30, 2008Is Ace Attorney’s signature catchword becoming more than just a generic courtroom saying?
SAN MATEO – Capcom USA announced today that they have successfully trademarked “Objection,” the staple exclamation of Capom’s wildly popular hand-held series Ace Attorney. The announcement comes at a critical time in the life of the Ace Attorney series, having released its fourth iteration only a month ago. With strong sales in both the American and Japanese market, Capcom hopes to benefit further from the trademark by bringing the games into the American justice system.
According to the terms agreed upon between Capcom and the American courts, all judge’s benches must now display an advertisement stating “Objection brought to you by Capcom and Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice, in stores now.” Though reluctant, most court houses have complied with the agreement, placing the rather flamboyant advertisement in their courtrooms. There are some lawyers, however, fighting the trademark as they feel it poses a threat to their livelihood.
“I don’t want to be associated with some video game,” says Richard Goldstein, a defense attorney for the San Mateo judicial system. “I’ve decided that I will not use the word until the trademark is revoked. Instead I’ll simply say ‘I object!’” Even with the threat of disownment from America’s lawyers, Capcom is confident that they made the right decision.
“In an effort to show our support for the court system,” says PR Spokesperson for Capcom USA Joanna Willams, “we have offered all lawyers and judges a 20% discount on Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice. We hope that they will play and enjoy solving the various exciting cases that the protagonist, Apollo Justice, must face.”
There is currently an appeal issued by Richard Goldstein and other local lawyers to have the trademark revoked.
Related posts:
One Response to “Objection no longer at home in US courts”
Leave a Reply
Objection!