Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - the new J.K. Rowling play, which opens this month in London's West End - has had a movie-specific trademark filed by Warner Bros.
Spotted by IP lawyer Brian Conway, Warner Bros. applied for a class 9 trademark in the UK, which specifies "motion picture films". Conway points out that Rowling herself has also filed a class 9 trademark for the play in the past.
Rowling has previously denied the play is becoming a film (although some have pointed out that her wording doesn't necessarily rule out it becoming a film in the future).
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Spotted by IP lawyer Brian Conway, Warner Bros. applied for a class 9 trademark in the UK, which specifies "motion picture films". Conway points out that Rowling herself has also filed a class 9 trademark for the play in the past.
Rowling has previously denied the play is becoming a film (although some have pointed out that her wording doesn't necessarily rule out it becoming a film in the future).
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