jlevesque Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Today I came across a really odd discovery. I play a lot of PC games like the very popular CS:GO but I'm also a big sports fan. I was looking into the VIJHL in Vancouver because I was curious. Then I came across a familiar word mark that I've seen in the CS:GO community. The Westshore Wolves (hockey team) share an almost identical word mark with the Copenhagen Wolves eSports organization. The Copenhagen logo has been in use since early 2012 and the Westshore logo has been in use since late 2012. This looks like pretty blatant copying to me but I'm hoping to get in contact with the designer who made the Copenhagen Wolves logo to see if he had any idea this was happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 The word mark is definitely damn close if not 100% the same. I think people don't treat thisas copyright infringement when it clearly is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlevesque Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 25 minutes ago, MJWalker45 said: The word mark is definitely damn close if not 100% the same. I think people don't treat thisas copyright infringement when it clearly is. Yeah even the shading is the same on the text. Maybe it went overlooked because it's a junior hockey team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 From their facebook page, the Copenhagen Wolves ceased operations back in June, so they're likely not policing their IP. Even if they were, considering it's Canada vs Denmark, it would be difficult to take any action. Canada isn't going to extradite some junior team marketing intern to Denmark to be prosecuted for copyright infringement - assuming that their laws regarding such offense are even the same. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlevesque Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 1 minute ago, BringBackTheVet said: From their facebook page, the Copenhagen Wolves ceased operations back in June, so they're likely not policing their IP. Even if they were, considering it's Canada vs Denmark, it would be difficult to take any action. Canada isn't going to extradite some junior team marketing intern to Denmark to be prosecuted for copyright infringement - assuming that their laws regarding such offense are even the same. Yeah you're right. I was just curious as to what other people's thoughts were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Actually a pretty good logo ! Deserves better then being used for e-sport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sykotyk Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 The wordmark is near identical (rounded the letters a bit, that's about it). The problem is unless they trademark just the wordmark and the junior hockey team uses just the wordmark, it's hard to say that part of one logo will confuse part of another because they're 'similar style'. If they were going to make their own wolf logo, why plagiarize the wordmark under it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandMooreArt Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 pretty common theme in e-sports GRAPHIC ARTIST BEHANCE / MEDIUM / DRIBBBLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edubdesign Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Didn't @GFB design that logo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaha32 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 10 hours ago, Eric Westhaver said: Didn't @GFB design that logo? Yes, GFB did the Copenhagen one. I think it dates back to 2009 (according to his deviantart page). DesignsByHahn.com Behance Dribbble Instragram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wences Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 On 6/8/2016 at 2:42 AM, jlevesque said: Today I came across a really odd discovery. I play a lot of PC games like the very popular CS:GO but I'm also a big sports fan. I was looking into the VIJHL in Vancouver because I was curious. Then I came across a familiar word mark that I've seen in the CS:GO community. The Westshore Wolves (hockey team) share an almost identical word mark with the Copenhagen Wolves eSports organization. The Copenhagen logo has been in use since early 2012 and the Westshore logo has been in use since late 2012. This looks like pretty blatant copying to me but I'm hoping to get in contact with the designer who made the Copenhagen Wolves logo to see if he had any idea this was happening. The wolf no, the landmark yesss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 23 minutes ago, wences said: The wolf no, the landmark yesss Landmark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wences Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 On 7/8/2016 at 10:54 PM, dont care said: Landmark? The letters I mean. Sorry for my English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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