defense of the ancients is just a mod...they cant really own a mod....its like saying.. hey we made dota , cant touch this.. that is quite funny... well they cant own trademark "dota" because its already used as a mode... if they filed something like that , they have no right to do so.. and probably they wont :) maybe its just a speculation :}
They can get DoTA as a trademark as long as no one else has. They can't own the Warcraft III mod, but they can create a game in the same vein and name it Defense of the Ancients- Unless someone else has already filed a trademark for DoTA.
Counter Strike was originally a Half-life mod. Valve owns Half-life, of course. They should be alright as long as they don't use any code from Warcraft III.
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They can get DoTA as a trademark as long as no one else has. They can't own the Warcraft III mod, but they can create a game in the same vein and name it Defense of the Ancients- Unless someone else has already filed a trademark for DoTA.
Counter Strike was originally a Half-life mod. Valve owns Half-life, of course. They should be alright as long as they don't use any code from Warcraft III.