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== Trademarks ==
== Trademarks ==
Although the exact business of Scattered Brains hasn't been revealed, the company has filed four trademarks with the United States Patent & Trademark Office, all on <time datetime="2022-07-07">7 July 2022</time>.<ref name="Bizapedia Scattered Brains trademarks"/>
Although the exact business of Scattered Brains hasn't been revealed, the company has filed four trademarks with the United States Patent & Trademark Office, all on <time datetime="2022-07-07">7 July 2022</time>.<ref name="Bizapedia Scattered Brains trademarks"/> On <time datetime="2024-02-12">12 February 2024</time> the company issued yet another trademark, this time for a project named ''DEDEX''.<ref name="USPTO DEDEX" />
 
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The goods and services covered by each of these trademarks are mostly the same, and broadly concern the distribution of video games (including virtual, augmented and mixed reality games), both downloadable and non-downloadable, as well as associated multimedia (e.g. audio and video). Crucially, the authentication of users and devices would be via the use of non-fungible tokens (<dfn><abbr>NFTs</abbr></dfn>). The trademarks also cover software for the storage and transaction of cryptocurrency using blockchain technology.<ref name="Bizapedia Scattered Brains trademarks"/>
The goods and services covered by each of these trademarks are mostly the same, and broadly concern the distribution of video games (including virtual, augmented and mixed reality games), both downloadable and non-downloadable, as well as associated multimedia (e.g. audio and video). Crucially, the authentication of users and devices would be via the use of non-fungible tokens (<dfn><abbr>NFTs</abbr></dfn>). The trademarks also cover software for the storage and transaction of cryptocurrency using blockchain technology.<ref name="Bizapedia Scattered Brains trademarks"/>
As of <time datetime="2023-12-18">18 December 2023</time>, the trademark for ''Scattered Brains''<ref name="Furm.com Scattered Brains" /> and ''Planet of the Pests''<ref name="Furm.com Planet of the Pests" /> are both marked "pending" at the stage of final refusal, meaning the trademark is in its current form inadmissible, but may be re-evaluated with changes. ''NFTalent''<ref name="Furm.com NFTalent" /> and ''NFTalent Agency''<ref name="Furm.com NFTalent Agency" />, however, are both marked "abandoned", citing a "failure to respond", which means unless a revival fee is paid, these trademarks remain invalid regardless of their admissibility. This leaves ''DEDEX'' as the company's sole active trademark as of <time datetime="2024-02-12">12 February 2024</time>.


== History ==
== History ==
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     LightBox Expo 2023.
     LightBox Expo 2023.
     Accessed <time datetime="2023-10-25T13:11:32+01:00">25 October 2023</time>.
     Accessed <time datetime="2023-10-25T13:11:32+01:00">25 October 2023</time>.
  </ref>
  <ref name="USPTO DEDEX">
    <b>USPTO.report</b>
    [https://uspto.report/TM/98402505 DEDEX - Scattered Brains Inc.].
    USPTO.report.
    Accessed <time datetime="2024-02-28T08:08:15+01:00">22 February 2024</time>.
  </ref>
  <ref name="Furm.com Scattered Brains">
    <b>Furm</b>
    [https://furm.com/trademarks/scattered-brains-97492773 SCATTERED BRAINS Trademark].
    Furm.
    Accessed <time datetime="2024-02-28T08:08:15+01:00">22 February 2024</time>.
  </ref>
  <ref name="Furm.com Planet of the Pests">
    <b>Furm</b>
    [https://furm.com/trademarks/planet-of-the-pests-97492779 PLANET OF THE PESTS Trademark].
    Furm.
    Accessed <time datetime="2024-02-28T08:08:15+01:00">22 February 2024</time>.
  </ref>
  <ref name="Furm.com NFTalent">
    <b>Furm</b>
    [https://furm.com/trademarks/nftalent-97492765 NFTALENT Trademark].
    Furm.
    Accessed <time datetime="2024-02-28T08:08:15+01:00">22 February 2024</time>.
  </ref>
  <ref name="Furm.com NFTalent Agency">
    <b>Furm</b>
    [https://furm.com/trademarks/nftalent-agency-97492781 NFTALENT AGENCY Trademark].
    Furm.
    Accessed <time datetime="2024-02-28T08:08:15+01:00">22 February 2024</time>.
   </ref>
   </ref>
</references>
</references>

Latest revision as of 23:42, 27 February 2024

Scattered Brains, Inc. is a company operated by Lorne Lanning, Bennie Terry III and Holly Newman, which was founded in . So far, the company has not released any public works or promotional material.

The following description appears on the LinkedIn profile of Scattered Brains Co-Founder Leath Bing.[1]

Scattered Brains is a new game studio led by a team of highly-decorated, 30+ year industry veterans contributing to titles such as Oddworld, QQ Dance, Call of Duty Online, Unreal Tournament, Mortal Kombat, and more.

In addition to their decades of individual experience selling tens of millions of copies of beloved games, our team members have worked with each other directly for decades.

The game will incorporate Hollywood-level production values from award-wining animators in its core legacy of compelling visual storytelling, while also incorporating the free-to-play mechanics pioneered by our team at Tencent and digital assets (both in- and out-of-game) for monetization and reinforcement of our core gameplay loop.

People

Lorne Lanning, Bennie Terry III and Holly Newman are all directors of Scattered Brains. The form submitted to Arizona Corporation Commission applying for authority to do business in Arizona, signed by Newman on , lists Lanning as the Chief Executive Officer, and Newman and Terry as Secretaries. However, the Arizona Corporation Commission website lists Newman as both CEO and Secretary, and doesn't include Lanning as an officer.[2][3]

Scattered Brains is authorized to issue 12 000 000 common shares, none of which were issued as of .[2] On LinkedIn, game designer and producer Steve Gray (previously of Square–Enix, EA, THQ and Tencent) and financial analyst Leath Bing are listed as Co-Founders of Scattered Brains, since and respectively.[4][5]

Alanna Lausch, who previously worked for Oddworld Inhabitants on their social media campaign for the 2022 Webby Awards, has been interning at Scattered Brains as an Associate Marketing Manager since .[6] Anthony Palma, a startup advisor, has been advising Scattered Brains since . Palma works full-time on Gaming Partnerships and Investments at Mysten Labs, developer of the gaming blockchain Sui.[7]

Trademarks

Although the exact business of Scattered Brains hasn't been revealed, the company has filed four trademarks with the United States Patent & Trademark Office, all on .[8] On the company issued yet another trademark, this time for a project named DEDEX.[9]

97492765. NFTalent
97492773. Scattered Brains
97492779. Planet of the Pests
97492781. NFTalent Agency
98402505. DEDEX

The goods and services covered by each of these trademarks are mostly the same, and broadly concern the distribution of video games (including virtual, augmented and mixed reality games), both downloadable and non-downloadable, as well as associated multimedia (e.g. audio and video). Crucially, the authentication of users and devices would be via the use of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The trademarks also cover software for the storage and transaction of cryptocurrency using blockchain technology.[8]

As of , the trademark for Scattered Brains[10] and Planet of the Pests[11] are both marked "pending" at the stage of final refusal, meaning the trademark is in its current form inadmissible, but may be re-evaluated with changes. NFTalent[12] and NFTalent Agency[13], however, are both marked "abandoned", citing a "failure to respond", which means unless a revival fee is paid, these trademarks remain invalid regardless of their admissibility. This leaves DEDEX as the company's sole active trademark as of .

History

Registration

Scattered Brains, Inc. was incorporated on in the State of Delaware, with the file number 6625579; an amended certificate was restated on .[14]

On , Scattered Brains applied for authority to conduct business in Arizona,[2] which was approved on 9 June.[3]

Publicity

User u/Rathalos11 first posted their discovery of Scattered Brains on the Oddworld subreddit <r/oddworld> on ,[15] and later found a description of the company on Co-Founder Leath Bing's LinkedIn profile.[16]

Shortly before this, on , in response to questions from members, Dan Sheridan posted on the Oddworld Discord that Oddworld Inhabitants will not be using NFTs.[17]

In the promotional description of the panel discussion ‘Studio Owners Round Table’ for LightBox Expo 2023, participant Lorne Lanning was listed in full as ‘Lorne Lanning of Oddworld Inhabitants & Scattered Brains’. The panel is scheduled to take place on at the Pasadena Convention Center, California.[18]

References

  1. ↑ Bing, Leath. Leath Bing. LinkedIn. Accessed .
  2. ↑ a b c Newman, Holly (). ‘Application for Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Arizona’ C018.004 rev . pp. 2–5. Arizona Corporation Commission (printed ). Barcode ID 22060712029851. Searched . Downloaded . eCorp.
  3. ↑ a b Arizona Corporation Commission (). ‘Approval Date’. ‘Entity Details’. Scattered Brains, Inc. Entity Information. eCorp.
  4. ↑ Gray, Steve. Experience. Steve Gray. LinkedIn. Accessed .
  5. ↑ Bing, Leath. Experience. Leath Bing. LinkedIn. Accessed .
  6. ↑ Lausch, Alanna. Alanna Lausch. LinkedIn. Accessed .
  7. ↑ Palma, Anthony. Anthony Palma. LinkedIn. Accessed .
  8. ↑ a b Bizapedia. ‘Scattered Brains Inc Trademarks’. Bizapedia. Accessed .
  9. ↑ USPTO.report DEDEX - Scattered Brains Inc.. USPTO.report. Accessed .
  10. ↑ Furm SCATTERED BRAINS Trademark. Furm. Accessed .
  11. ↑ Furm PLANET OF THE PESTS Trademark. Furm. Accessed .
  12. ↑ Furm NFTALENT Trademark. Furm. Accessed .
  13. ↑ Furm NFTALENT AGENCY Trademark. Furm. Accessed .
  14. ↑ Cascarano, Katherine (). ‘Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Scattered Brains, Inc.’. Attachment to certificate. Bullock, Jeffrey W. (). pp. 9–10. Arizona Corporation Commission (printed ). Barcode ID 22060712029851. Searched . Downloaded . eCorp.
  15. ↑ u/Rathalos11 (). ‘TIL that Lorne Lanning is now, among other things, in the NFT business with his “Scattered Brains, Inc.” outfit’. r/oddworld. Reddit.
  16. ↑ u/Rathalos11 (). ‘Some new information about Scattered Brains, Inc.’. r/oddworld. Reddit.
  17. ↑ Sheridan, Dan [OWI_Dan] (). Message. #general-oddworld. General. Oddworld. Discord. ‘Re: NFTs, yes aware of them and no we won't be doing any.’
  18. ↑ LightBox Expo. Studio Owners Round Table. Lorne Lanning. Participants. LightBox Expo 2023. Accessed .
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