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Comment by chmod775

I realize it's used as a tongue in cheek reference to Resident Evil, but the "Umbrella Logo" is, among other things, trademarked[1][2][3].

I'm not sure about corporate ownership status here, but it would appear that someone's idea of movie merchandise was to sell firearms by registering a company called "Umbrella Corporation Weapons Research Group" in the real world. I could find several "licensed" arms in online stores. Possibly they're doing that to protect their IP, not out of any profit motive.

The name of the project won't be a problem, but you might want to steer clear of that particular logo. Entertainment companies can be very touchy about their IP and are known to be litigious.

[1] https://trademarks.justia.com/owners/umbrella-corporation-we...

[2] https://trademarks.justia.com/owners/umbrella-corp-4226588/

[3] Possibly more, but there's thousands of logos labeled "Umbrella" and I don't want to spend all day looking.

parent chmod775 4 years ago

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