{"id":724,"date":"2026-06-16T14:02:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goranked.gg\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/ea-files-ultima-trademarks-downloadable-online\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T14:02:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:02:54","slug":"ea-files-ultima-trademarks-downloadable-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goranked.gg\/en\/news\/ea-files-ultima-trademarks-downloadable-online\/","title":{"rendered":"EA files Ultima trademarks for downloadable and online use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Electronic Arts registered new trademarks for the Ultima name last week, covering downloadable PC games (Class 009) and online interactive services (Class 041).<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The filings expand earlier coverage that listed Ultima under Class 028, a category linked to physical game media. Ultima Online remains covered separately and EA continues to operate its servers.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EA has not announced plans to develop a new single-player Ultima game. The last numbered mainline entry, Ultima IX, was released in 1999.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trademark renewals and class updates are common as companies adapt intellectual-property records for digital distribution. The new registrations provide legal protection for the franchise in current digital and online categories.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creator Richard Garriott responded to a fan on social media last month with the message: &#8220;I hope to provide that dream.&#8221; Garriott revealed a Web3-based MMO, Iron &amp; Magic, in 2022; that project has since gone quiet. He released Shroud of the Avatar in 2018 after a crowdfunding campaign.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke previously listed Ultima among franchises he would consider working on if his studio could not adapt Dungeons &amp; Dragons. Those comments predate the recent filings and do not indicate any licensing agreement.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new trademark classes update Ultima&#8217;s legal protections but do not constitute a development announcement.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EA registered Ultima trademarks for downloadable PC games (Class 009) and online services (Class 041). 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