Mitchell immediately felt funny even a little sour. That way, Mitchell and the Doom developer could find time to reach a resolution before any legal action went down. “My law firm represents Id Software LLC which owns the video game DOOM and related registered trademarks.” That day, October 13, it continued, was the deadline for Id Software LLC, or anyone else, to oppose his trademark application to register “doomscroll.” The lawyer asked Mitchell to agree to extend the deadline. A message from a lawyer appeared in his inbox. In October, Mitchell was noodling around on his guitar before bed when he decided to check his email one last time. And then came the opposition from id Software. After having the idea, he decided to apply for a trademark on the name for musical acts. And now, it appears, thrash metal bands too.ĭustin Mitchell, like many of us in recent years, came across the term "doomscrolling" and decided that "Doomscroll" would be a cool name for his next metal band. The company has a history of opposing and/or sending C&Ds to all kinds of barely related or unrelated commercial entities for trying to register anything that has to do with the word "doom": podcasts, festivals, and entertainment properties.
When it comes to how id Software enforces its venerated Doom trademarks, however, that is not the case. But at least in those specific instances, if you squint at them, they kinda sorta seem like industry-related, almost understandable IP disputes. Between trying to own concepts that are un-ownable and occasionally trying to throw its legal muscle around to bully others into not using common words in their own video game titles, the company has proven that it is perfectly capable of playing the IP bully. Id Software is not a complete stranger to silly IP enforcement actions.
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