Ikea threatens legal action over the indie computer game, The Store is Closed
Ikea is threatening legal action over the indie computer game ‘The Store is Closed’. The flatpack furniture giant sent Jacob Shaw, the video game’s developer a cease and desist over the game - which possesses no direct references to the homeware retailer - because it believes it violates their trademark. They said: "Your game uses a blue and yellow sign with a Scandinavian name on the store, a blue box-like building, yellow vertical stiped shirts identical to those worn by IKEA personnel, a gray path on the floor, furniture that looks like IKEA furniture, and product signage that looks like IK...