Blizzard Trademarks "Warlords of Draenor" - WoW Expansion
Blizzard just trademarked "Warlords of Draenor" in New Zealand. It was then registered in Australia shortly after.

  • Computer game software, computer game discs, downloadable computer game software, computer game software downloadable from a global computer network, interactive multimedia computer game program; downloadable electronic game software for use on portable electronic devices such as mobile and cellular phones, laptops, handheld computers, and tablet PCs.
  • Entertainment services, namely, providing on-line computer games; providing on-line non-downloadable computer games that may be accessed via a global computer network; providing online news and information in the field of computer games.

It's also worth mentioning that warlordsofdraenor.com was registered a month ago.

I do realize that we had a lot of fun times with trademarks in the past (*cough* Dark Below *cough*) but let's just say that on a personal level I'm pretty confident about this one. I'll leave the speculation up to you guys until Blizzcon.



This article was originally published in forum thread: Blizzard Trademarks "Warlords of Draenor" - WoW Expansion started by Boubouille View original post
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  1. Verbatim's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Anviella View Post
    Do we even know that is going to be time travel expansion? Didn't many things in mop hint about the RETURN of the burning legion? And of top of that the dragon aspects lost nearly all the powers so how are we even going to go back in time to begin with? We can never fully know untill blizzcon but my vote is going for that Warlords of Draenor is NOT an time travel expansion. It would be stupid and very boring.

    Obviously we don't know anything at this point. My statement was however a reflection of my opinion, should it turn out to be legit - i.e, I'm not overwhelmingly positive about the idea. I'd prefer the story moved forwards rather than rehash people and locations we've already covered in the past.
  1. Mellrod's Avatar
    Seems legit but There are a few details left out unlike the Dark Below.
    Like, is it an actual trademark or is it just another application?
    how do we know it wasn't forged like the Dark Below supposedly was?

    Another thing that doesn't add up is how close to blizzcon this trademark is coming up. Usually these things pop up close to blizzcon but this one popped up too close to blizzcon. I mean think about it - they would've had a name way before the week leading up to blizzcon; blizzard isn't known for crunch times like that, and if you look at the pattern of the last x-pac names that were trademarked (MoP, Cataclysm, etc) they were TM'ed atleast a month or two before being announced, not 8 days before announced. and coincidentally the Dark Below was TMed 2 months before blizzcon so i still think TDB is the real deal and Warlords of Draenor is most likely a little joke by whoever made this article, or the the person who made the TM.

    "warlordsofdraenor.com" Seriously? They update the community site to fit the next expansion accordingly, not make a whole different website (with a ragtag sounding name not to mention). As much as people love the idea of a burning legion pt 2, im gonna go ahead and call BS on this "Fakespansion". Team Dark Below FTW
  1. Aeluron Lightsong's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Mellrod View Post
    Seems legit but There are a few details left out unlike the Dark Below.
    Like, is it an actual trademark or is it just another application?
    how do we know it wasn't forged like the Dark Below supposedly was?

    Another thing that doesn't add up is how close to blizzcon this trademark is coming up. Usually these things pop up close to blizzcon but this one popped up too close to blizzcon. I mean think about it - they would've had a name way before the week leading up to blizzcon; blizzard isn't known for crunch times like that, and if you look at the pattern of the last x-pac names that were trademarked (MoP, Cataclysm, etc) they were TM'ed atleast a month or two before being announced, not 8 days before announced. and coincidentally the Dark Below was TMed 2 months before blizzcon so i still think TDB is the real deal and Warlords of Draenor is most likely a little joke by whoever made this article, or the the person who made the TM.

    "warlordsofdraenor.com" Seriously? They update the community site to fit the next expansion accordingly, not make a whole different website (with a ragtag sounding name not to mention). As much as people love the idea of a burning legion pt 2, im gonna go ahead and call BS on this "Fakespansion"
    Boubille made this article. He's a big admin here.
  1. frumper's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Mellrod View Post
    Seems legit but There are a few details left out unlike the Dark Below.
    Like, is it an actual trademark or is it just another application?
    how do we know it wasn't forged like the Dark Below supposedly was?

    Another thing that doesn't add up is how close to blizzcon this trademark is coming up. Usually these things pop up close to blizzcon but this one popped up too close to blizzcon. I mean think about it - they would've had a name way before the week leading up to blizzcon; blizzard isn't known for crunch times like that, and if you look at the pattern of the last x-pac names that were trademarked (MoP, Cataclysm, etc) they were TM'ed atleast a month or two before being announced, not 8 days before announced. and coincidentally the Dark Below was TMed 2 months before blizzcon so i still think TDB is the real deal and Warlords of Draenor is most likely a little joke by whoever made this article, or the the person who made the TM.

    "warlordsofdraenor.com" Seriously? They update the community site to fit the next expansion accordingly, not make a whole different website (with a ragtag sounding name not to mention). As much as people love the idea of a burning legion pt 2, im gonna go ahead and call BS on this "Fakespansion"
    They buy the domain names to redirect to the main site so scammers don't get them.
  1. Repefe's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Aeluron Lightsong View Post
    You can't say 2 mill left because of Pandas. There are MILLIONS of reasons why. Not just because LOL pandas. People left in Cata to and I bet even in Wrath.
    Yeah, but by saying not just because of Pandarens ... that means the theme was wrong, same as the DW theme was wrong (at least wrongly told). This time let's go with a right theme, not a theme that will be one of the reasons more ppl will have left. Blizz makes it look like good story writing is a miracle that we can't witness in this milenia. Hire good writers Blizz ... for the love of god. The ones you have right now are worth shit.
  1. Outofmana's Avatar
    "Warlords" always sounds so boring.
  1. Ineluki's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Mellrod View Post
    Seems legit but There are a few details left out unlike the Dark Below.
    Like, is it an actual trademark or is it just another application?
    how do we know it wasn't forged like the Dark Below supposedly was?

    Another thing that doesn't add up is how close to blizzcon this trademark is coming up. Usually these things pop up close to blizzcon but this one popped up too close to blizzcon. I mean think about it - they would've had a name way before the week leading up to blizzcon; blizzard isn't known for crunch times like that, and if you look at the pattern of the last x-pac names that were trademarked (MoP, Cataclysm, etc) they were TM'ed atleast a month or two before being announced, not 8 days before announced. and coincidentally the Dark Below was TMed 2 months before blizzcon so i still think TDB is the real deal and Warlords of Draenor is most likely a little joke by whoever made this article, or the the person who made the TM.

    "warlordsofdraenor.com" Seriously? They update the community site to fit the next expansion accordingly, not make a whole different website (with a ragtag sounding name not to mention). As much as people love the idea of a burning legion pt 2, im gonna go ahead and call BS on this "Fakespansion". Team Dark Below FTW
    Boub posted this as part of the article on the front page. "I do realize that we had a lot of fun times with trademarks in the past (*cough* Dark Below *cough*) but let's just say that on a personal level I'm pretty confident about this one. I'll leave the speculation up to you guys until Blizzcon. "

    IMO that massively increases the chances of it being legit.
  1. Mellrod's Avatar
    Boubille made this article. He's a big admin here.
    It's still most likely a prank IMO.
    They buy the domain names to redirect to the main site so scammers don't get them.
    I dont know, warlordsofdraenor.com seems suspicious, it could've been bought by anyone. As I said before, any website that would be based around the current expansion is always the community site - WorldofWarcraft.com, never has it been a different website. And it still doesn't account for how another x-pac TM popped up conviently 8 days before blizzcon announces the next x-pac when blizzard normally has the name TMed ages ago by now. I dont know about you guys, but i'd rather get excited when it's actually announced.
  1. Dierdre's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Mellrod View Post
    Seems legit but There are a few details left out unlike the Dark Below.
    Like, is it an actual trademark or is it just another application?
    how do we know it wasn't forged like the Dark Below supposedly was?

    Another thing that doesn't add up is how close to blizzcon this trademark is coming up. Usually these things pop up close to blizzcon but this one popped up too close to blizzcon. I mean think about it - they would've had a name way before the week leading up to blizzcon; blizzard isn't known for crunch times like that, and if you look at the pattern of the last x-pac names that were trademarked (MoP, Cataclysm, etc) they were TM'ed atleast a month or two before being announced, not 8 days before announced. and coincidentally the Dark Below was TMed 2 months before blizzcon so i still think TDB is the real deal and Warlords of Draenor is most likely a little joke by whoever made this article, or the the person who made the TM.

    "warlordsofdraenor.com" Seriously? They update the community site to fit the next expansion accordingly, not make a whole different website (with a ragtag sounding name not to mention). As much as people love the idea of a burning legion pt 2, im gonna go ahead and call BS on this "Fakespansion". Team Dark Below FTW
    Yup. They should have a name by now. I'm betting on Corgis Unleashed.
  1. Aeluron Lightsong's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Repefe View Post
    Yeah, but by saying not just because of Pandarens ... that means the theme was wrong, same as the DW theme was wrong (at least wrongly told). This time let's go with a right theme, not a theme that will be one of the reasons more ppl will have left. Blizz makes it look like good story writing is a miracle that we can't witness in this milenia. Hire good writers Blizz ... for the love of god. The ones you have right now are worth shit.
    You're assuming it was because of the theme or what. It could of been for some but not all of them. You can't really say X was cause of they left. Also saying their writers are shit...well....that's not a very constructive criticism. Not worthy enough of a derail though.
  1. meerkat4's Avatar
    It seems legit. I mean, we are very close to Blizzcon now and Draenor... well that indicates the Burning Leigon
  1. Dierdre's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Aeluron Lightsong View Post
    Boubille made this article. He's a big admin here.
    And still:

    The Dark Below
    Corgis Unleashed

    So... no.
  1. Repefe's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Aeluron Lightsong View Post
    You're assuming it was because of the theme or what. It could of been for some but not all of them. You can't really say X was cause of they left. Also saying their writers are shit...well....that's not a very constructive criticism. Not worthy enough of a derail though.
    Yeah, but we are operating in the mode where we wish for story that does not make too many ppl leave. Which was the case for MoP and Cataclysm. Why not go for a story that will make ppl come instead of more ppl leaving. For some reason ppl think that Blizz is incapable of making story on par with that of TBC or WotLK. Why ...

    Also when I say Blizz story writers are shit I mean Cata story was shit, MoP story was not good enough and D3 story was shit. Hard to imagine that good writers are the origin of these stories.
  1. Tisane's Avatar
    World of Warcraft: Return of the Burning Crusade In all seriousness, I'm sure it'll be great. I loved TBC, so if even only 10% of the next expansion will be TBC-stylish/related I'll love it already. Burning Legion; true evilness!
  1. Sesto's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Dierdre View Post
    And still:

    The Dark Below
    Corgis Unleashed

    So... no.
    And considering he realized that those are fake, and he says with full confidence that this is likely real... yeah, there is a good chance it is real.
  1. Dierdre's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Sesto View Post
    And considering he realized that those are fake, and he says with full confidence that this is likely real... yeah, there is a good chance it is real.
    Or an even better chance he'll call it a hoax too next week.
  1. Aeluron Lightsong's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Repefe View Post
    Yeah, but we are operating in the mode where we wish for story that does not make too many ppl leave. Which was the case for MoP and Cataclysm. Why not go for a story that will make ppl come instead of more ppl leaving. For some reason ppl think that Blizz is incapable of making story on par with that of TBC or WotLK. Why ...

    Also when I say Blizz story writers are shit I mean Cata story was shit, MoP story was not good enough and D3 story was shit. Hard to imagine that good writers are the origin of these stories.

    Shit to you. It's not perfect but again I digress.
  1. Kelathos's Avatar
    As a 9 year member of the Horde, I fully expect to see Grom honor us once more - by giving us the head of his corrupted son.

    Lok'tar Ogar!
  1. Mellrod's Avatar
    And considering he realized that those are fake, and he says with full confidence that this is likely real... yeah, there is a good chance it is real.
    He thought The Dark Below was the real deal and then he explained the Corgis Unleashed thing the very next day. Who's to say this wont happen again tomorrow or within the following week up to Blizzcon? Also, my point of this TM being released unusually late to be legit still stands.
  1. Noah37's Avatar
    It was basically confirmed (heavily rumored) months ago that the next expansion would play heavily into the Burning Legion and likely have something to do with Outland. So, this isn't really that surprising.

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