When Warner Bros. snapped up ailing publisher/developer Midway, it bought most, but not all of the company’s assets, including intellectual properties like Mortal Kombat and This Is Vegas. What else did Warner Bros. grab in the Midway closeout? Lots.
https://lastchance.cc/warner-bros-now-owns-midway-mortal-kombat-5312018%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Trademark snooper superannuation dug up some of the trademarks transferred to Warner Bros. thus far, a list expected to expand as time goes on and the US Patent and Trademark Office gets around to it.
Missing from the list right now is Mortal Kombat, actually, which should show up as a WB property any day now—even though This Is Vegas is there.
For a very short list of what Warner Bros. didn’t pick up, see this post.
https://lastchance.cc/the-inside-story-of-the-death-of-midway-newcastle-5328938%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Warner Bros. has contacted the United States Patent and Trademark Office to transfer proprietorship of the following Midway trademarks, Part One [superannuation]
