Tim Langdell to sue EA over Mirror's Edge

You'd have thought Tim Langdell would have given up by now, but no - he's back again with a lovely trademark infringement lawsuit.

This time it's against EA over the name Mirror's Edge. Langdell and his company Edge Games are staking a claim over the word 'Edge', and are suing EA for “willful infringement and unfair competition”.

Not only that, but Langdell is also claiming “continued infringement” against EA, with claims for treble damages.

Langdell claims that "Edge Games and its related entities have used the “Edge” trademark since 1984” and that EA launched the Mirror's Edge franchise - including a title for iPad - without his approval.

Here's a quote from the press release - yes, he sent a press release out announcing the lawsuit - so you can get the general gist of it:

"…Edge Games sent a cease-and-desist letter in July 2007 after learning of EA’s intentions to launch Mirror’s Edge. Rather than responding to the letter, the lawsuit states, EA instead filed a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in an attempt to register the Mirror’s Edge name.

"The USPTO denied the application in early 2008, stating that EA’s planned use of Mirror’s Edge would likely cause confusion with several registered trademarks maintained by Edge Games."

Is taking on one of the biggest gaming publishers in the world really that good an idea?