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		tantalor on July 25, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Zynga Stole Everything It's Suing Us For The article is about copyright infringement, not trademark. The "Tetris" trademark is owned by Pajitnov, who invented the game. `The Tetris Company, LLC (TTC) is based in Hawaii and is owned by Henk Rogers and Alexey Pajitnov. The company currently owns the trademark to the game Tetris, originally conceived by Pajitnov.` http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tetris_Company

pagekalisedown on July 25, 2011 [–]

If you look at the history of legal actions TTC has put forth, wouldn't you say their behavior is akin to sleazy patent lawyers?

tantalor on July 25, 2011 | [–]

Yes, I cannot agree with the way TTC has pressured developers based on "copyright" claims.

I wonder if TTC has a patent on "methods to deliver tetrominos to clear lines."

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