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Hazelight Studios, the studio headed by Josef Fares, has abandoned the trademark for its well-received cooperative championship, Information technology Takes Ii, post-obit a trademark dispute past Take-Two Interactive. According to the United States Patent and Trademark Role, Take-Two filed a trademark claim against Hazelight's then-in-development title in October 2022. Hazelight later filed a request to abandon the trademark in March, the same calendar month It Takes Two launched.

While speaking to Eurogamer, a Hazelight representative declined to annotate on the situation but expressed that the team was hopeful for a resolution. At this time, it'due south unclear how this situation will touch whether the game tin can exist sold, marketed, or if it will be renamed.

Business analyst Mike Futter chimed in on Twitter to analyze that Accept-Two'due south claim only prevents Hazelight from being able to protect the "It Takes 2" name and that a name alter wouldn't necessarily exist mandatory. "Take-Two isn't suing anyone, only it is objecting to trademarks that include or are close to its company and segmentation names," said Futter.

A quick glance at the The states Patent and Trademark Office'due south webpage reveals that Have-Two has filed over 100 trademark claims against various brands. Many of these brands accept names boasting terms such as "Rockstar," "2K," "Slap-up," and "Social Gild," all of which slightly resemble names of companies, IP, or services owned by Take-Ii. Futter opined that Take-Two "is probably overreaching" in some of its claims.

This is just the latest example of Accept-Two being rather protective over its backdrop. In September, the visitor issued a lawsuit against a grouping of M Theft Auto modders, claiming copyright infringement.