in the US, while Langdell claims he owns the global trademark on "Edge".[11]

According to the email dialogue between Langdell and Mobigames head David Papazian, shared with Eurogamer, Langdell delivered an ultimatum to Mobigames in exchange for a promise not to litigate. If they changed the game's name, he demanded 25% of the game's revenue for the time the title was on sale under the name "Edge", and if they licenced the Edge name, they would give him 10% of the game's revenue in perpetuity and subtitle it "An Homage To [Edge Games title] Bobby Bearing", with the Edge Games logo on the title screen. Papazian claims that he suggested the alternative title "Edgy", but that this was rejected by Langdell as too similar to "Edge". Edge Games subsequentlyfees.[40] The settlement stipulated that neither party admitted fault or wrongdoing and that no party was found guilty of wrongdoing.[39][40] On October 10, 2010, it was reported that the settlement had been approved by the judge, and a final order had been issued.[39][40] The USPTO cancelled the five "Edge" trademarks on April 9, 2013.[41][42]

In 2011, it was revealed that Future Publishing, the publishers of Edge magazine, had brought suit against Langdell in the United Kingdom for breach of contract, breach of copyright, and passing off through his use of the Edge magazine logo and his representations of his connection with the magazine. Future had licensed the trademark for the use of the word Edge in magazines from Langdell in 1993, when launching the magazine. The publisher bought the