THE WITCHER Design Mark Description of NONE Mark Goods/Services Class 009

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IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD Notice of Opposition

Notice is hereby given that the following party opposes registration of the indicated application. Opposer Information

Name CD PROJEKT S.A. Granted to Date 10/20/2019 of previous extension Address UL. JAGIELLONSKA 74 WARSZAWA, 03-301 POLAND

Attorney informa- PATRICIA A. WALKER tion WALKER & JOCKE CO., LPA 231 SOUTH BROADWAY MEDINA, OH 44256-2601 UNITED STATES [email protected] 330.721.0000

Applicant Information

Application No 88208249 Publication date 04/23/2019 Opposition Filing 10/20/2019 Opposition Peri- 10/20/2019 Date od Ends Applicant Liu, Yubo Meixi Lake Innovation Center No. 268 Xiaoyun Road Yuelu, Changsha, Hunan, 2108 CHINA Goods/Services Affected by Opposition

Class 009. First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 All goods and services in the class are opposed, namely: Protective covers, cases and sleeves for cell phones, laptops, tablets, and portable media players; bags adapted for laptops, tablets and mobile phones; laptopcarrying cases; stands adapted for mobile phones, tablets and laptops; electric- cables and wires Class 011. First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 All goods and services in the class are opposed, namely: Lighting equipment, namely, table lampsand lighting fixtures Grounds for Opposition

Priority and likelihood of confusion Trademark Act Section 2(d) No bona fide intent to use mark in commerce for Trademark Act Section 1(b) identified goods or services Dilution by blurring Trademark Act Sections 2 and 43(c) Dilution by tarnishment Trademark Act Sections 2 and 43(c) Fraud on the USPTO In re Bose Corp., 580 F.3d 1240, 91 USPQ2d 1938 (Fed. Cir. 2009) Marks Cited by Opposer as Basis for Opposition

U.S. Registration 3276016 Application Date 12/20/2002 No. Registration Date 08/07/2007 Foreign Priority 07/03/2002 Date Word Mark THE WITCHER Design Mark Description of NONE Mark Goods/Services Class 009. First use: First Use: 2006/11/01 First Use In Commerce: 2006/11/01 Computer and video game cartridges, discs and software

U.S. Registration 4820401 Application Date 12/03/2012 No. Registration Date 09/29/2015 Foreign Priority NONE Date Word Mark THE WITCHER Design Mark

Description of NONE Mark Goods/Services Class 009. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Motion picture films recorded on magnetic and digital carriers about fantasy films and documentary films describing theprocess of creating games; download- ablevideo on demand films about fantasy films and documentary films describing the process of creating games; downloadable films about fantasy films and documentary films describing the process of creating games; recorded audio compact discs containing music from games and films; CDs and DVDs containing computer fantasy role playing games and fantasy films; high resolution discs containing computer games in the nature of role playing gamesand fantasy films; computer games; computer game software; game software for mobile appliances, including mobile phones; recorded computer software in the nature of computer games and console games; downloadable computer software in the nature of computer games and console games; computers and computer peripherals; computer accessories, namely, computer keyboards and wrist supports for use with computer, computer mouse, computer mouse pads and cases for carrying of computers; pocket calculators; decorative magnets; sunglasses; protective spectacles; spectacles for sportsmen Class 016. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Printed periodicals in the field of computer games and console games; books in the field of computer games and console games; handbooks in the field of computer games and console games; brochures; comic-books; business stationery; paper labels; photographs; folders; postcards; greetings cards; notebooks; calendars; envelopes; broadsheets; posters; covers, namely, notebook covers; wrappers, namely, candy wrappers; stickers; office requisites except furniture, namely, pens andstaplers; photo albums; memo pads; writing paper; file folders; file covers; file boxes; cardboard or paper boxes; bookmarks; writing instruments; drawing setsconsisting of pens and pencils; pencils; automatic pencils; pencil boxes; ball pen and pencil holders; pencil erasers; paperweights; drawing rulers; drawing triangles; pencil sharpeners; paper glue; paper and plastic bags for packaging Class 020. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Figurines of plastic, wood, cork, reed,wax, plaster, horn, bone, ivory, shell,amber, mother-of-pearl; busts of plastic, wood, cork, reed, wax, plaster, horn,bone, ivory, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl; statues of plastic, wood, cork, reed, wax, plaster, horn, bone, ivory, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, and substitutes of all these materials; inflatable publicity objects; decorative wall plaquesof plastic, wood, cork, reed, wax, plaster, horn, bone, ivory, shell, amber, mother- of-pearl; photo picture frames Class 025. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Clothing, namely, t-shirts, halter-tops, blouses, shirts, sweaters, cardigans, jackets, vests, sweatshirts, leggings, pants, sweatpants, overalls, shorts, dresses, skirts, jumpers, undergarments, sleepwear and swimsuits; footwear; headgear, namely, hats, caps, bandanas and headbands; ties; scarves Class 041. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Entertainment services, namely, conducting computer game contests; providing on-line games and computer game programs; providing non-downloadable films via a video-on-demand service

U.S. Registration 5361922 Application Date 10/20/2016 No. Registration Date 12/26/2017 Foreign Priority 09/06/2016 Date Word Mark THE WITCHER Design Mark

Description of NONE Mark Goods/Services Class 014. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Jewellery; medallions; key rings and key chains; necklaces Class 018. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Luggage; bags, namely, travelling bags and all-purpose athletic bags; wallets; garment carriers for travel; carriers for suits, shirts and dresses; fitted luggage covers; keycases; saddlebags; schoolknapsacks; briefcase-type portfolios; backpacks Class 028. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Games in the nature of card games and board games; accessories for games in thenature of dice, gaming headsets adaptedfor use in playing video games, gaming keypads and controllers for game consoles; handheld computer game consoles; electronic dart games, electronic games other than those adapted for use with television receivers only; hand held units forplaying video games; toys, namely, action figure toys, model toy vehicles; cardgames; role playing games; board games;electronic board games; toy figures; toy action figures; plastic character toys; collectable toy figures

U.S. Registration 5853950 Application Date 10/25/2018 No. Registration Date 09/10/2019 Foreign Priority 09/07/2018 Date Word Mark THRONEBREAKER: THE WITCHER TALES Design Mark Description of NONE Mark Goods/Services Class 009. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Downloadable computer game software foruse on mobile and cellular phones; Downloadable electronic game software for mobile and cellular phones; computer application software for use on mobile and cellular phones, namely, software for use in database management, use in electronic storage of data; Down- loadable softwarein the nature of a mobile application for use in database management, use in electronic storage of data, use as a spreadsheet, word processing; Downloadable computer application software for mobile phones, namely, software for use in database management, use in electronic storage of data; downloadable computer graphics for mobile phones; downloadable software applications for mobile devices, namely, software for use in database management, use in electronic storage of data, use as a spreadsheet, word processing; downloadable software applications for mobile devices, namely, software for use in database management, use in electronicstorage of data, use as a spreadsheet, word processing; downloadable computer software and applications for mobile devices for use in database management, use in electronic storage of data, use as a spreadsheet, word processing; downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for playing games; Downloadable computer games software, downloadable video game software, recorded video gamesoft- ware; downloadable computer game programs; recorded computer game software;video games and computer games in the form of computer programs recorded on data carriers; computer game software, namely, video games on disc; computer software platforms for social networking and social interaction; computer programs forvideo and computer games; computer games programmes downloaded via the internet; protective cases for tablet computers and smartphones; sunglasses; headphones;spectacle cases Class 041. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Online game services through mobile devices, namely, providing online, non- downloadable computer games; providing on-line non-downloadable game software; providing online computer games via computer networks and global communication networks; provision of on-line computer games;provision of on-line games by means of a computer based system; game services provided on-line from a computer network;providing a computer game that may be accessed network-wide by network users via mobile phones and computers; non- downloadable electronic games provided by means of the internet; information relatingto computer gaming entertainment provided online from a computer database or a global communication network; providing information on-line relating to computergames and computer enhancements for games; organising and conducting events forsocial entertainment purposes; entertainment services, namely, arranging and conducting live show performances, competitions, awards, and games in the field ofcomputer games and video games

Attachments 85793040#TMSN.png( bytes ) 79198279#TMSN.png( bytes ) 79246540#TMSN.png( bytes ) Notice of Opposition_LINKWITCHER.pdf(34463 bytes ) Exhibit A_Opposers Marks.pdf(2399404 bytes ) Exhibit B_The Witcher Books Games TV Series.pdf(824243 bytes )

Signature /Patrica A. Walker/ Name PATRICIA A. WALKER Date 10/20/2019 IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD

Trademark Application Serial No. 88/208,249 for LINKWITCHER Date of Publication: April 23, 2019

CD Projekt S.A., ) ) Opposer, ) ) v. ) Opposition No.:______) Yubo Liu, ) ) Applicant. )

NOTICE OF OPPOSITION

Opposer, CD Projekt S.A. (hereinafter referred to as “Opposer”), a Polish joint-stock company having an address of Ul. Jagiellonska 74, Warszawa, 03-301, Poland, believes that it will be damaged by the registration of U.S. Application Serial No. 88/208,249 for

“LINKWITCHER” that was filed by Applicant, Yubo Liu (hereinafter referred to as

“Applicant”). “LINKWITCHER” was published in the Official Gazette on April 23, 2019, and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board granted Opposer a First Extension to Oppose until

August 21, 2019 and then also granted Opposer a Final Extension to Oppose until October 20,

2019. Opposer hereby opposes the registration of “LINKWITCHER” for any and all goods listed

in the Application and requests that its registration be refused.

As grounds in support of its Opposition, Opposer asserts as follows:

COUNT I

1. For over a decade in the United States, long before the filing date of Applicant’s

LINKWITCHER application of November 28, 2018, Opposer has adopted and continuously

used “THE WITCHER” as a trademark for a variety of goods and services related to computer and video game hardware and software, software for mobile and cellular phones, computer peripherals and computer accessories and related goods in International Class 9, bags in

International Class 18 and several other International Classes for similar types of goods and services. Opposer has priority of use of “THE WITCHER”.

2. Opposer is the owner of a number of trademark registrations in the United States and worldwide for the THE WITCHER mark together with the goodwill symbolized by the

trademarks and common law trademark rights.

3. Opposer is the owner of the following United States Registrations that contain the

distinctive “THE WITCHER” mark:

Mark U.S. Registration No. THE WITCHER 3,276,016 THE WITCHER 4,820,401 THE WITCHER 5,361,922 THORNEBREAKER: THE WITCHER TALES 5,853,950

Copies of the current printouts from the USPTO’s TESS database showing the current status

along with a copy of Opposer’s Certificates of Registration for each of the above listed marks are attached to this Notice of Opposition as Exhibit A (“THE WITCHER Family of Marks”).

4. The Certificates of Registration identified in paragraph 3 are valid, subsisting, unrevoked and uncancelled. The Certificates of Registration are prima facie evidence of the validity of the

Registrations, the Opposer’s ownership of the marks, and of the Opposer’s exclusive right to use the marks in commerce in connection with the goods and/or services specified in the Certificates of Registration under the provisions of 15 U.S.C. §1057(b) and constructive notice of Opposer’s claim of ownership under 15 U.S.C. §1072.

5. On November 28, 2018, Applicant filed an Application to register “LINKWITCHER” for

“Protective covers, cases and sleeves for cell phones, laptops, tablets, and portable media players; bags adapted for laptops, tablets and mobile phones; laptop carrying cases; stands adapted for mobile phones, tablets and laptops; electric cables and wires” in International Class 9 and “Lighting equipment, namely, table lamps and lighting fixtures” in International Class 11.

The Application was assigned Serial No. 88/208,249.

6. All of the goods listed in Applicant’s “LINKWITCHER” Application are identical to or related to Opposer’s goods and services listed in its Registrations of THE WITCHER Family of

Marks, including but not limited to, computer and video game hardware and software, software for mobile and cellular phones, computer peripherals and computer accessories and related goods and bags.

7. Applicant’s mark so resembles Opposer’s previously used and registered THE

WITCHER Family of Marks as to be likely, when applied to the goods set forth in Applicant’s

Application, to cause confusion, mistake, or deception within the meaning of Section 2(d) of the

Trademark Act (15 U.S.C. §1052(d)).

8. Opposer has been using its mark in the United States for over a decade before

Applicant’s filing date of November 28, 2018. Opposer is and has been selling goods and providing services in the United States and around the world for many years before 2018.

9. Opposer has also filed oppositions against Applicant’s corresponding LINKWITCHER applications in the European Union (Opposition No. B003080105) and United Kingdom

(Opposition No. OP000415810). The applicant in those oppositions is Tomtoc LLC. Applicant in the present matter, Yubo Liu, is the company director of Tomtoc LLC.

10. Upon information and belief, the goods for which Applicant seeks to register

“LINKWITCHER” will involve offering related and similar goods under a nearly identical mark

to the same persons to whom Opposer provides such goods and services under its THE

WITCHER Family of Marks.

11. Upon information and belief, Applicant’s goods are and will be marketed, promoted and offered through the same marketing channels as are the goods and services provided by Opposer under its THE WITCHER Family of Marks.

12. Applicant’s “LINKWITCHER”, which Applicant seeks to register, is nearly identical to

or similar to Opposer’s THE WITCHER Family of Marks. With the exception of the “LINK”

portion in “LINKWITCHER”, “LINKWITCHER” is identical to Opposer’s distinctive “THE

WITCHER”. Opposer owns “THE WITCHER” marks that have been filed with the U.S.

Trademark Office, used, and registered for goods and services that are identical and/or highly

related to the goods listed in Applicant’s “LINKWITCHER” Application.

13. Opposer, since long before Applicant's filing date, has spent, and continues to spend,

large sums of money in the promotion and advertisement of its goods and services bearing its

THE WITCHER Family of Marks, and by reason of such promotion and advertising and the high

quality of its goods and services carrying the Opposer’s THE WITCHER brand, Opposer now

enjoys valuable goodwill and a well-known reputation with respect to its THE WITCHER

Family of Marks and related goods and services.

14. Opposer and Applicant are competitors in the marketplace for accessories and peripherals

related to computers, video games, mobile and cellular phones and related goods.

15. The use, promotion and registration of “LINKWITCHER” by the Applicant, a direct

competitor of Opposer, will cause customers throughout the United States to assume,

erroneously, and to be confused, misled and/or deceived, that the Applicant’s “LINKWITCHER”

goods are affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by Opposer, all to the Opposer’s irreparable damage.

16. Opposer’s THE WITCHER mark and THE WITCHER Family of Marks are famous.

Opposer is a world-renowned developer of the famous video game series “The Witcher”. Exhibit

B. Opposer’s video games have been very successful, and as of March 2018, they have sold over

33 million copies worldwide. Exhibit B. “The Witcher” video games series was based upon a

series of books called “The Witcher”. Exhibit B. These books have been translated into

approximately 20 languages. In addition, Netflix has created a television series entitled “The

Witcher” that is to be released in late 2019. Exhibit B.

17. For the reasons set forth in paragraphs 1 through 16 and other reasons that will be proven

in the Opposition Proceeding, Opposer believes, and in so believing asserts, that the goodwill in

its distinctive THE WITCHER Family of Marks will be damaged and that the Applicant should

be denied the registration of “LINKWITCHER” for the goods for which it was filed in

Application Serial No. 88/208,249.

18. By reason of the foregoing, Applicant’s Application for “LINKWITCHER” is likely to

cause confusion with Opposer’s THE WITCHER Family of Marks for identical and highly

related goods and services, and thus “LINKWITCHER” is not registrable under Section 13 of the

Trademark Act (15 U.S.C. §1063).

COUNT II

19. Opposer repeats and realleges the allegations set forth in paragraphs 1 through 18 as

though fully set forth herein.

20. Opposer’s THE WITCHER Family of Marks are distinctive and famous and had become famous prior to the acquisition of any rights Applicant may claim in “LINKWITCHER”.

21. Use of “LINKWITCHER” by Applicant will cause dilution of the distinctive quality of

Opposer’s famous THE WITCHER Family of Marks.

22. Opposer will be damaged by the registration sought by Applicant because such

registration would support and assist Applicant in the use of “LINKWITCHER” and thereby

dilute Opposer’s rights in its distinctive and famous THE WITCHER Family of Marks.

23. Opposer would be damaged by the registration of “LINKWITCHER” due to dilution by

blurring.

24. Use of “LINKWITCHER” by Applicant will also cause harm to the reputation of the

famous THE WITCHER Family of Marks.

25. On information and belief, the reputation of THE WITCHER Family of Marks would be

diluted due to the poor quality of the Applicant’s products that bear the term “LINKWITCHER”.

26. Opposer would be damaged by the registration of “LINKWITCHER” due to dilution by

tarnishment.

COUNT III

27. Opposer repeats and realleges the allegations set forth in paragraphs 1 through 26 as

though fully set forth herein.

28. Applicant declared in its November 28, 2018 Trademark Application that Applicant intends to use the “LINKWITCHER” mark in commerce in the United States on or in connection with all of the goods listed in the Application.

29. Upon information and belief, Applicant does not intend to use the “LINKWITCHER” mark in commerce in the United States on or in connection with all of the goods listed in the

Application.

30. Upon information and belief, Applicant knew that its statement about its intent to use of

“LINKWITCHER” on or in connection with all the goods listed in Application Serial No.

88/208,249 to the U.S. Trademark Office was false.

31. Applicant’s Application is not valid due to the Applicant’s fraudulent statements.

32. For the reasons set forth in paragraphs 1 through 31 and other reasons that will be proven

in the Opposition Proceeding, “LINKWITCHER” is not registrable under the Trademark Act.

33. Opposer will be damaged if “LINKWITCHER” in Application Serial No. 87/733,891

would become registered.

WHEREFORE, Opposer prays that this Opposition be sustained and that

“LINKWITCHER” in Application Serial No. 88/208,249 be refused registration.

Dated: October 20, 2019 Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ Patricia A. Walker Patricia A. Walker (Ohio Bar No. 0001779 - bar member since 1981) Stacy L. Emhoff (Ohio Bar No. 0080295 - bar member since 2006) Ralph E. Jocke (Ohio Bar No. 0011642 - bar member since 1981) WALKER & JOCKE CO., LPA 231 South Broadway Medina, Ohio 44256 330-721-0000 Telephone 330-722-6446 Facsimile [email protected] Attorneys for Opposer CD Projekt S.A. The attorneys of record are active members in good standing of the bar of the highest court of the U.S. state of Ohio.

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Word Mark THE WITCHER Goods and IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Computer and video game cartridges, discs and software. Services FIRST USE: 20061101. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20061101 Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING Serial Number 78196731 Filing Date December 20, 2002 Current Basis 1A Original Filing 1B;44D Basis Published for December 30, 2003 Opposition Registration 3276016 Number Registration Date August 7, 2007 Owner (REGISTRANT) CD Projekt Sp. z o.o. LIMITED LIABILITY JOINT STOCK COMPANY POLAND Jagiellonska 74 03-301 Warsaw POLAND

(LAST LISTED OWNER) CD PROJEKT S.A. CORPORATION POLAND ULICA JAGIELLONSKA 74 WARSAW POLAND 03-301 Assignment ASSIGNMENT RECORDED Recorded Attorney of Record Catherine M.C. Farrelly Priority Date July 3, 2002 Type of Mark TRADEMARK Register PRINCIPAL Affidavit Text SECT 15. SECT 8 (6-YR). SECTION 8(10-YR) 20170203. Renewal 1ST RENEWAL 20170203 Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

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Word Mark THE WITCHER Goods and IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Motion picture films recorded on magnetic and digital carriers about Services fantasy films and documentary films describing the process of creating games; downloadable video on demand films about fantasy films and documentary films describing the process of creating games; downloadable films about fantasy films and documentary films describing the process of creating games; recorded audio compact discs containing music from games and films; CDs and DVDs containing computer fantasy role playing games and fantasy films; high resolution discs containing computer games in the nature of role playing games and fantasy films; computer games; computer game software; game software for mobile appliances, including mobile phones; recorded computer software in the nature of computer games and console games; downloadable computer software in the nature of computer games and console games; computers and computer peripherals; computer accessories, namely, computer keyboards and wrist supports for use with computer, computer mouse, computer mouse pads and cases for carrying of computers; pocket calculators; decorative magnets; sunglasses; protective spectacles; spectacles for sportsmen

IC 016. US 002 005 022 023 029 037 038 050. G & S: Printed periodicals in the field of computer games and console games; books in the field of computer games and console games; handbooks in the field of computer games and console games; brochures; comic-books; business stationery; paper labels; photographs; folders; postcards; greetings cards; notebooks; calendars; envelopes; broadsheets; posters; covers, namely, notebook covers; wrappers, namely, candy wrappers; stickers; office requisites except furniture, namely, pens and staplers; photo albums; memo pads; writing paper; file folders; file covers; file boxes; cardboard or paper boxes; bookmarks; writing instruments; drawing sets consisting of pens and pencils; pencils; automatic pencils; pencil boxes; ball pen and pencil holders; pencil erasers; paperweights; drawing rulers; drawing triangles; pencil sharpeners; paper glue; paper and plastic bags for packaging

IC 020. US 002 013 022 025 032 050. G & S: Figurines of plastic, wood, cork, reed, wax, plaster, horn, bone, ivory, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl; busts of plastic, wood, cork, reed, wax, plaster, horn, bone, ivory, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl; statues of plastic, wood, cork, reed, wax, plaster, horn, bone, ivory, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, and substitutes of all these materials; inflatable publicity objects; decorative wall plaques of plastic, wood, cork, reed, wax, plaster, horn, bone, ivory, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl; photo picture frames

IC 025. US 022 039. G & S: Clothing, namely, t-shirts, halter-tops, blouses, shirts, sweaters, cardigans,

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jackets, vests, sweatshirts, leggings, pants, sweatpants, overalls, shorts, dresses, skirts, jumpers, undergarments, sleepwear and swimsuits; footwear; headgear, namely, hats, caps, bandanas and headbands; ties; scarves

IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment services, namely, conducting computer game contests; providing on-line games and computer game programs; providing non-downloadable films via a video-on- demand service Standard Characters Claimed Mark Drawing (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK Code Serial Number 85793040 Filing Date December 3, 2012 Current Basis 44E Original Filing 1B Basis Published for December 2, 2014 Opposition Change In CHANGE IN REGISTRATION HAS OCCURRED Registration Registration 4820401 Number Registration September 29, 2015 Date Owner (REGISTRANT) CD PROJEKT BRANDS S.A. JOINT STOCK COMPANY POLAND UL. JAGIELLONSKA 74 03-301 WARSZAWA POLAND

(LAST LISTED OWNER) CD PROJEKT S.A. CORPORATION POLAND ULICA JAGIELLONSKA 74 WARSAW POLAND 03-301

(LAST LISTED OWNER) SAPKOWSKI, ANDRZEJ INDIVIDUAL POLAND UL. KOLARSKA 28/4 LODZ POLAND 94-131 Assignment ASSIGNMENT RECORDED Recorded Attorney of Catherine M.C. Farrelly Record Prior 3276016 Registrations Type of Mark TRADEMARK. SERVICE MARK Register PRINCIPAL Live/Dead LIVE Indicator

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Int. Cl.: 14, 18, 28 CLASS 14: Jewellery; medallions; key rings and key chains; necklaces

Trademark CLASS 18: Luggage; bags, namely, travelling bags and all-purpose athletic bags; wallets; garment carriers for travel; carriers for suits, shirts and dresses; fitted luggage covers; Principal Register keycases; saddlebags; school knapsacks; briefcase-type portfolios; backpacks

CLASS 28: Games in the nature of card games and board games; accessories for games in the nature of dice, gaming headsets adapted for use in playing video games, gaming keypads and controllers for game consoles; handheld computer game consoles; electronic dart games, electronic games other than those adapted for use with television receivers only; hand held units for playing video games; toys, namely, action figure toys, model toy vehicles; card games; role playing games; board games; electronic board games; toy figures; toy action figures; plastic character toys; collectable toy figures

THE MARK CONSISTS OF STANDARD CHARACTERS WITHOUT CLAIM TO ANY PARTICULAR FONT STYLE, SIZE OR COLOR

OWNER OF U.S. REG. NO. 4820401, 3276016

PRIORITY DATE OF 09-06-2016 IS CLAIMED

OWNER OF INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION 1323878 DATED 10-20-2016, EXPIRES 10-20-2026

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Word Mark THE WITCHER Goods and IC 014. US 002 027 028 050. G & S: Jewellery; medallions; key rings and key chains; necklaces Services IC 018. US 001 002 003 022 041. G & S: Luggage; bags, namely, travelling bags and all-purpose athletic bags; wallets; garment carriers for travel; carriers for suits, shirts and dresses; fitted luggage covers; keycases; saddlebags; school knapsacks; briefcase-type portfolios; backpacks

IC 028. US 022 023 038 050. G & S: Games in the nature of card games and board games; accessories for games in the nature of dice, gaming headsets adapted for use in playing video games, gaming keypads and controllers for game consoles; handheld computer game consoles; electronic dart games, electronic games other than those adapted for use with television receivers only; hand held units for playing video games; toys, namely, action figure toys, model toy vehicles; card games; role playing games; board games; electronic board games; toy figures; toy action figures; plastic character toys; collectable toy figures Standard Characters Claimed Mark Drawing (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK Code Serial Number 79198279 Filing Date October 20, 2016 Current Basis 66A Original Filing 66A Basis Published for October 10, 2017 Opposition Registration 5361922 Number International Registration 1323878 Number Registration December 26, 2017 Date Owner (REGISTRANT) CD PROJEKT SPÓLKA AKCYJNA Joint Stock Company POLAND ul. Jagiellonska 74 PL-03-301 Warszawa POLAND

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Exhibit B

The Witcher

The Witcher (Polish: Wiedźmin, Polish pronunciation: [ˈvʲɛd͡ʑmʲin]), is a fantasy The Witcher series of novels and short stories written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski” The series revolves around the eponymous "witcher", Geralt of Rivia” In Sapkowski's works, "witchers" are beast hunters who develop supernatural abilities at a young age to battle wild beasts and monsters” The books have been adapted into a film, a television series, video games, and a graphic novel series” The series of novels is known as the Witcher Saga” The short stories and novels have been translated into numerous languages, including English”

The books have been described as having a cult following in Poland, and in other Central and Eastern European countries”[1] The video games have been very successful, and as of March 2018, they have sold over 33 million copies worldwide”[2]

Contents

Books The Witcher stories Saga Cover of the UK edition of the first Standalone novel book. Non-Witcher anthologies Spin-offs The Last Wish —1993) Setting Background Sword of Destiny —1992) Major characters Blood of Elves —1994) Geography Time of Contempt —1995) Language Baptism of Fire —1996) Translations The Tower of the Swallow —1997) English translations The Lady of the Lake —1999) The name "Witcher" Season of Storms —2013) Adaptations Comic books Author Andrzej Sapkowski Issues Country Poland Collections Film and television Language Polish Games Genre Fantasy Tabletop role-playing games Video games Publisher superNOWA Card games Published in English by Board game Hachette: UK Victor Gollancz Ltd References US Orbit Books External links Books

The Witcher short stories by the author Andrzej Sapkowski were first published in Polish science fiction and fantasy magazine Fantastyka, beginning in the mid“1980s” The first short story, "Wiedmin" ("The Witcher") (1986), was written for a contest held by the magazine and won third place” The first four stories dealing with the witcher Geralt of Rivia were originally featured in a 1990 short story collection titled Wiedźmin (The Witcher) now out of print with "Droga, z której się nie wraca" ("The Road with No Return"), which is set before the Witcher stories and features Geralt's mother to be”

The second published short story collection was Miecz przeznaczenia (Sword of Destiny)” Although Ostatnie życzenie (The Last Wish) was published after Sword of Destiny, it replaced The Witcher as the first book since it included all the stories in The Witcher, except "The Road with No Return" (the only story without Geralt)” Although new short stories were added to The Last Wish, they took place before those in Sword of Destiny”

Although "The Road with No Return" and "Coś się kończy, coś się zaczyna" ("Something Ends, Something Begins", an alternate ending of the Witcher saga about Geralt and Yennefer's wedding written as a wedding gift for Sapkowski's friends) were later published in 2000 in Something Ends, Something Begins and in 2012 in Maladie and Other Stories (Maladie i inne opowiadania) collections, the other stories in those books are unconnected to the Witcher series” In some Polish editions, "The Road with No Return" and "Something Ends, Something Begins" are added to The Last Wish or Sword of Destiny”

The Witcher stories

Miecz Przeznaczenia —Sword of Destiny) —1992, English edition: 2015) Ostatnie życzenie —The Last Wish) —1993, English edition: 2007) – Note that while The Last Wish was published after Sword of Destiny, the stories contained in The Last Wish take place first chronologically, and many of the individual stories were published before Sword of Destiny.

Saga The saga focuses on Geralt of Rivia and Ciri, a child of destiny” Ciri, princess of a recently conquered country and a pawn of international politics, becomes a witcher“in“training” Geralt is drawn into a whirlwind of events in his attempts to protect her”

Krew elfów —Blood of Elves) —1994, English edition: 2008) Czas pogardy —Time of Contempt) —1995, English edition: 2013) Chrzest ognia —Baptism of Fire) —1996, English edition: 2014) Wieża Jaskółki —The Tower of the Swallow) —1997, English edition: 2016) Pani Jeziora —The Lady of the Lake) —1999, English edition: 2017)

Standalone novel

Sezon burz —Season of Storms) —2013, English edition: 2018) – Set between short stories in The Last Wish, but containing a few hints on events which follow the original pentalogy.

Non-Witcher anthologies In Polish:

Coś się kończy, coś się zaczyna —Something Ends, Something Begins) —2000) – Stories by Sapkowski, including two Witcher stories: "The Road with No Return" and "Something Ends, Something Begins". Maladie i inne opowiadania —Maladie and Other Stories, not to be confused with the English e-book sampler of the same name) —2012) – Stories by Sapkowski, also including "The Road with No Return" and "Something Ends, Something Begins". In English:

Chosen by Fate: Zajdel Award Winner Anthology —2000) - English anthology, by SuperNOVA in cooperation with the Silesian Club of Fantasy Literature, included a translation by Agnieszka Fulińska of "The Witcher" short story entitled "The Hexer". The story also appears, with a different translation, in The Last Wish as well as in A Polish Book of Monsters. A Polish Book of Monsters —2010) – English anthology edited and translated by Michael Kandel, with a translation of "The Witcher" short story entitled "Spellmaker". Maladie and Other Stories —2014) – English e-book sampler with a translation of "The Witcher" and "The Edge of the World" short stories, and also the first chapters of Blood of Elves and Baptism of Fire.

Spin-offs In 2013, the Polish publishing house Solaris published a collection of eight short stories, Opowieści ze świata Wiedźmina, written by eight Russian and Ukrainian fantasy writers (including Andrei Belyanin and Vladimir Vasilyev) set in the world of The Witcher and/or featuring characters from the saga”[3] In 2017, a similar collection of eleven short stories by eleven authors, chosen through a competition organized in 2016 by the Polish magazine Nowa Fantastyka, was published by SuperNowa”[4][5][6]

Setting

Background The stories are set on an unnamed Continent,[7] which was settled several thousand years earlier by elves from overseas” When they arrived, the elves encountered gnomes and dwarves” After a period of war between the elves and dwarves, the dwarves retreated into the mountains and the elves settled in the plains and forests” Human colonists arrived about five hundred years before the events in the stories, igniting a series of wars” The humans were victorious, and became dominant; the non“human races, now considered second“class citizens, often live in small ghettos within human settlements” Those not confined to the ghettos live in wilderness regions not yet claimed by humans” Other races on the Continent are halflings and dryads; werewolves and vampires appeared after a magical event, known as the Conjunction of the Spheres”

During the centuries preceding the stories, most of the Continent's southern regions have been taken over by the Nilfgaard Empire; the north belongs to the fragmented Northern Kingdoms” The Witcher saga takes place in the aftermath of the first major war between the Nilfgaard Empire and the Northern Kingdoms, with a second war beginning in the middle of the series”

Major characters

Geralt of Rivia —Polish: Geralt z Rivii), known also as Gwynnbleid —Elder Speech: "White Wolf") and the Butcher of Blaviken,[8] is the protagonist of the series and its adaptations. A witcher, who travels the Continent and makes a living hunting monsters that plague the land. Péter Apor argues that he embodies the "neo-liberal anti-politics" spirit of the Polish popular culture of the 1990s.[9] Yennefer of Vengerberg —Polish: Yennefer z Vengerbergu) first appeared in the collection of short stories, The Last Wish, featuring in the short story of the same name. She went on to appear in numerous other Witcher stories as the "soul mate" of Geralt and is one of the main characters of the Witcher saga. In Polish 2002 film and 2002 TV series she was played by Grażyna Wolszczak. Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon —known as Ciri, from the name Zireael in the Elder Speech —meaning "Swallow"; Polish: Jaskółka)), also known as the Lion Cub of Cintra, Child of the Elder Blood, and the Lady of Time and Space, is the princess of Cintra, daughter of Pavetta and Duny —also known as the Urcheon of Erlenwald) and granddaughter of Queen Calanthe. She is also Geralt–s and Yennefer–s adopted daughter, around whom much of the plot is centered. Ciri is a descendant of Lara Dorren and has the Elder blood which gives her access to powers that allow her to cross space and time. Ciri has ashen grey hair and green emerald eyes, a trait that runs in her family. In Polish 2002 film and 2002 TV series she was played by Marta Bitner.[10] Dandelion —Polish: Jaskier) is a poet, minstrel, bard and Geralt–s best friend. The Polish word jaskier actually refers to the Buttercup flower —Ranunculus). Some of his more famous ballads were about the relationship between Geralt and Yennefer. By the time of the saga he is already in his 40s though it is said that he appears to be in his 30s and is sometimes mistaken for an elf. He accompanies Geralt in many of the short stories and ends up joining his hansa while searching for Ciri. He is played by Joey Batey in The Witcher TV series.[11] In the 2001 Polish Wiedźmin he was played by Zbyszek Zamachowski. Zamachowski will play the same role in the Polish Pół wieku poezji później —"Half Century of Poetry Later") fan film.[12] Triss Merigold of Maribor, a sorceress and a friend of Geralt and Yennefer. She took care of Ciri for some time and is like an older sister to her. She was member of the Lodge of Sorceresses. Triss is in love with Geralt. The image of Triss Merigold from The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings appeared as cover girl in the Polish edition of Playboy in May 2011.[13] She also appeared in a live model calendar for the game in Russia.[14]

Geography Although no map of the universe created by Sapkowski has been released, several maps have been created by fans” According to Sapkowski, the existing maps are "mostly accurate" and he uses a version created by Czech translator Stanislav Komárek”[15]

The Continent can be divided into four regions” The Northern Kingdoms (where most of the saga takes place) consists of Aedirn, Cidaris, Cintra, Hengfors League, Kaedwen, Kerack, Kovir and Poviss, Lyria and Rivia, Redania, Temeria and Verden and several minor duchies and principalities Kovir & Poviss Hengfors Kaedwen such as Bremervoord or Ellander” The Nilfgaard Empire occupies most of the area south of the Northern Kingdoms” The eastern part of the Continent, such as the Korath desert, Zerrikania, Hakland and the Fiery Mountains, is Redania Mahakam Aedirn mostly unknown” The book series mentions overseas countries with whom the Northern Kingdoms trade, including Zangvebar, Ofir, Hannu and Barsa”

Cintra Temeria Lyria & Rivia Language Sapkowski created a language for the series known as Elder Speech,[16][17] based on Welsh, English, French, Irish, Latin and other languages” Dialects are spoken on the Skellige Islands and in Nilfgaard” In an interview Nilfgaard Sapkowski explained that he wanted the language to be reasonably legible to a reader, to avoid footnotes” As he said: "In my book, I do not want for an orc telling to another orc 'Burbatuluk grabataluk!' to be supplied with a footnote: 'Shut the door, don't let the flies in!'"[18]

Translations

The stories and novels have been translated into various languages, including Slovak, Czech, Danish, Portuguese, German, Russian, Lithuanian, Estonian, Finnish, French, Spanish, Italian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Swedish, Hungarian, Dutch, Chinese, Georgian, English and Persian”[19]

English translations Title Publication date[20] Publisher The Last Wish 2007 Gollancz (Ostanie życzenie) Translated by Danusia Stok 2008 Orbit

Sword of Destiny Gollancz (Miecz przeznaczenia) 2015[21] Translated by David French Orbit

Blood of Elves 2008 Gollancz (Krew elfów) Translated by Danusia Stok 2009 Orbit

Time of Contempt —UK) The Time of Contempt —US) Gollancz (Czas pogardy) 2013 Translated by David French Orbit

Baptism of Fire Gollancz (Chrzest ognia) 2014 Translated by David French Orbit

The Tower of the Swallow —UK) The Tower of Swallows —US) Gollancz (Wieża jaskółki) 2016[21][22] Translated by David French Orbit

The Lady of the Lake Gollancz (Pani Jeziora) 2017[21] Translated by David French Orbit

Season of Storms Gollancz (Sezon burz) 2018[23] Translated by David French Orbit

The name "Witcher" Sapkowski chose wiedźmin as the male equivalent of the Polish word for witch (wiedźma)”[24] In his book 2005 book“interview Historia i Fantastyka Sapkowski noted that the word "witcher" is a natural male version of the English word "witch", and implied that the similarity between those two words, as well as between the German terms, was the inspiration coining wiedźmin as a new Polish word”[24] Polish video game designer Adrian Chmielarz claimed to have invented the translation of wiedźmin into English as witcher around 1996“1997”[25]

Although wiedźmin is now usually translated into English as "witcher", an earlier translation of the title was "hexer" (the title of the 2001 film adaptation and the first official English translation in the 2000 short story collection Chosen by Fate: Zajdel Award Winner Anthology);[26] Hexe and Hexer are the German words for "witch" and "warlock" respectively”[24] CD Projekt used "witcher" for the title of its 2007 English release of the video game,[25] and Danusia Stok used it in her translation of Ostanie życzenie that was published the same year”[27][28] Michael Kandel however used "spellmaker" in his 2010 translation of "Wiedmin" short story for A Book of Polish Monsters anthology”[29]

Adaptations

Comic books From 1993 to 1995, Sapkowski's stories were adapted into six comic books by Maciej Parowski (story), Bogusław Polch (art) and Sapkowski:[30]

Droga bez powrotu —The Road with No Return) – Based on the short story "Droga, z ktЗrej się nie wraca" Geralt – Based on the short story "Wiedźmin" —"The Witcher") Mniejsze zło —The Lesser Evil) – Based on the short story with the same title Ostatnie życzenie —The Last Wish) – Based on the short story with the same title Granica możliwości —The Bounds of Reason) – Based on the short story with the same title Zdrada —Betrayal) – Based on an "unused idea for a short story" In 2013, Dark Horse Comics announced a comic book series called The Witcher, based on the video“game series and made in collaboration with CD Projekt Red”[31]

Issues Release Story Arc Issue Story Art Colors Cover Date

March 19, Dan Panosian & #1 2014 Dave Johnson April 23, #2 2014 House of May 21, Joe Carlos #3 Paul Tobin Glass 2014 Querio Badilla Joe Querio June 18, #4 2014 July 16, #5 2014

#1 April 1, 2015 #2 May 6, 2015 #3 June 3, 2015 Joe Carlos Fox Children Paul Tobin Joe Querio Querio Badilla #4 July 1, 2015 August 5, #5 2015

May 19, Max Carlos Killing Monsters —HC) Paul Tobin Joe Querio 2015 Bertolini Badilla

August 31, #1 2016 October 5, #2 STORY: 2016 Paul Tobin with Borys Pugacz- Curse of November 2, Piotr Brad #3 Muraszkiewicz Grzesiek Przybyś Crows 2016 Kowalski Simpson & Karolina Stachyra December 7, DIALOGUE: #4 2016 Travis Currit March 22, #5 2017

December #1 19, 2018 January 23, Of Flesh and #2 Marianna Marianna 2019 Aleksandra Motyka Flame Strychowska Strychowska February 20, #3 2019 #4 April 3, 2019

Collections Title Release Date Collects Cover ISBN

The Witcher – Volume 1: September [32] The Witcher: House of Mike Mignola 9781616554743 House of Glass 24, 2014 Glass #1–5

The Witcher – Volume 2: Fox December 16, Julián Totino [33] The Witcher: Fox 9781616557935 Children 2015 Children #1–5 Tedesco

The Witcher – Volume 3: June 21, Grzesiek [34] The Witcher: Curse of 9781506701615 Curse of Crows 2017 Crows #1–5 Przybyś

The Witcher: House of Glass #1–5 The Witcher: Fox The Witcher – Library Edition October 31, Children #1–5 Mike Mignola 9781506706825 [35] 2018 Volume One The Witcher: Killing Monsters The Witcher: Curse of Crows #1–5

Film and television The Hexer is the title of a 2001 film and a 2002 TV series, both directed by Marek Brodzki” Michał ebrowski played Geralt in both” In several interviews, Sapkowski criticized the screen adaptations: "I can answer only with a single word, an obscene, albeit a short one”"[36]

In 2015, Platige Image planned an American film adaptation of the novel series to arrive in 2017”[37] In May 2017 they announced that they would be producing a The Witcher TV series in cooperation with Netflix and Sean Daniel Company, with Tomasz Bagiński as one of the directors and Sapkowski as a creative consultant”[38][39][40] Henry Cavill will be portraying Geralt of Rivia in the Netflix adaptation”[41][42][43][44] On October 10, 2018, it was announced that Freya Allan and Anya Chalotra had been cast as main female characters, Ciri and Yennefer”[45] Season one is expected to be released towards the end of 2019”[46]

Games

Tabletop role-playing games A tabletop role“playing game based on Sapkowski's books, Wiedźmin: Gra Wyobraźni (The Witcher: A Game of Imagination) was published by MAG in 2001” Another tabletop game based on the video games, produced by R” Talsorian Games, was planned for release in 2016[47] but was delayed and finally released in August 2018”[48]

Video games In 1996 and 1997 a Witcher video game was being developed by Metropolis Software in Poland, but it was canceled” The game's director was Adrian Chmielarz, former People Can Fly co“owner and creative director, who coined the translation "The Witcher" during its development” According to Chmielarz, the game would have been a 3D action“adventure game with role“playing elements such as moral choices and experience points”[49] In 2003, Polish video“game developer CD Projekt Red negotiated with Sapkowski for rights to The Witcher, given the languishing work at Metropolis,[50] and released The Witcher, a role“playing game based on the saga in October 2007 for personal computers” It was well“publicized and, although it was the developer's first game, it received critical praise in Europe and North America” The Witcher was published in Poland by CD Projekt and worldwide by Atari” A console version, The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf with the same story and a different engine and combat system, was scheduled for release in fall 2009 but was canceled that spring”

The Witcher: Crimson Trail (Polish: Wiedźmin: Krwawy Szlak), also known as The Witcher Mobile is a mobile“phone action game created by Breakpoint on license from CD Projekt in November 2007”[51] It features a young Geralt as a promising student who has completed his training to become a monster“slayer – a witcher”

The Witcher: Versus was a Flash“based multiplayer fighting browser game, developed for CD Projekt Red by one2tribe and released in 2008” In the game, which has been discontinued, players created a character from one of three classes and challenged other players in battle”

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is the sequel to The Witcher, developed by CD Projekt Red” On September 16, 2009, before Assassins of Kings was introduced, a video of the game was leaked;[52] two days later, CD Projekt Red confirmed that it was in development”[53] Assassins of Kings was published in Poland by CD Projekt, by Namco Bandai Games in Europe and by Atari in North America” The game was also distributed digitally through Steam and DRM“free on Good Old Games”

CD Projekt Red announced The Witcher: Battle Arena, a free“to“play multiplayer online battle arena game for mobile devices, on July 1, 2014”[54]

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was released on May 19, 2015, and has become Promotional models dressed as Geralt and Triss at IgroMir 2010 considered one of the greatest games of all time, shipping over ten million copies by March 2016”[55] By March 2018, the series as a whole has sold over 33 million”[56]

Geralt appeared as a guest character in the 2018 fighting game, Soulcalibur VI”[57]

In October 2018, Sapkowski sent notice to CD Projekt demanding he be remunerated for sales of The Witcher video games, asking for more than 60 million Polish złoty (more than US$15 million) representing between about 5% and 15% of the game's revenues over the years” Sapkowski had originally provided the license to CD Projekt based on a lump sum payment, but now believes he is due more since the series has become much more successful than expected” CD Projekt stated that while they had met all obligations on the initial acquisition of the license, they will work amicably with Sapkowski's legal representatives to come to a fair outcome for all parties”[58] By February 2019, CD Projekt worked out a settlement agreement that would provide Sapkowski additional royalties for their video game series, though not as great that Sapkowski had asked for, as to maintain a working relationship with the author for future Witcher projects”[59]

Card games In 2007, Kunia Gier developed two card games based on CD Projekt's The Witcher video game” One, Wiedźmin: Przygodowa Gra Karciana (The Witcher: Adventure Cardgame), was published by Kunia Gier;[60] the other, Wiedźmin: Promocyjna Gra Karciana (The Witcher Promo Card Game) was added to the collector's edition of The Witcher in some countries”[61] A card game, known as "Gwent", was included in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt as an in“game activity” Two stand“alone games based on it, titled Gwent: The Witcher Card Game and Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, were released in 2018”[62][63] Board game CD Projekt Red and Fantasy Flight Games released The Witcher Adventure Game, a board game designed by Ignacy Trzewiczek,[64] in 2014[65] in physical and digital forms”[66] The digital version is available on Windows, OS X, Android and iOS”

Promotion of Gwent at IgroMir 2016

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External links

Novel series

Official website of Andrzej Sapkowski —https://sapkowskipl.wordpress.com/) —in Polish) The Witcher Saga —http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pe.cgi?25632) series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Video game series

Official website —https://www.thewitcher.com/)

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The Witcher (Polish: Wiedźmin [ˈvʲɛʥmʲin]) is an action role“playing game The Witcher developed by CD Projekt Red, and published by Atari on Microsoft Windows and CD Projekt on OS X, based on the novel series of The Witcher by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski”[4][5] The story takes place in a medieval fantasy world and follows Geralt of Rivia, one of a few traveling monster hunters who have supernatural powers, known as Witchers” The game's system of moral choices as part of the storyline was noted for its time“delayed consequences and lack of black“and“white morality”

The game utilizes BioWare's proprietary Aurora Engine” A console version, The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf, was to be released in late 2009 using an entirely new engine and combat system, though it was suspended due to payment problems with console developers Widescreen Games”[6] Two sequels were released: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings in 2011 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in 2015” Developer(s) CD Projekt Red Publisher(s) Atari —Windows) CD Projekt —OS Contents X) Gameplay Director(s) Jacek Brzeziński Plot Producer(s) Maciej Miąsik Development Designer(s) Michał Madej Game engine Localization variations Programmer(s) Maciej Siniło Console version Artist(s) Adam Badowski Release Writer(s) Artur Ganszyniec Enhanced Edition Director's Cut Sebastian Stępień Reception Marcin Blacha References Composer(s) Adam Skorupa External links Paweł Blaszczak Series The Witcher Gameplay Engine Aurora Engine

There are three camera styles available in The Witcher: two isometric Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, OS X perspectives, where the mouse is used to control most functions, and an over“ the“shoulder view, which brings the player closer to the in“game combat while Release EU: 26 October [1] limiting vision” In all three views the controls can be changed to be primarily 2007 mouse focused or a combined keyboard and mouse approach” NA: 30 October 2007[1] AU: 9 November 2007[1] Players can choose one of three Enhanced fighting styles to use in Edition different situations and against Windows different foes” The fast style NA: 16 September allows for faster, less“damaging 2008[2] attacks with a greater chance of EU: 19 hitting faster enemies; the September strong style deals more damage 2008[2] in exchange for a slow attack AU: 30 A screenshot of an outdoor scene in speed, and a lower chance to hit September The Witcher displaying additional faster enemies; and the group 2008[2] lighting effects style features sweeping attacks OS X best used if Geralt is 5 April 2012[3] surrounded”[7] The player can Genre(s) Action role- switch between the styles at any point” Both of Geralt's main swords also have playing distinctively different combat styles from other weaponry, and serve specific Mode(s) Single-player purposes” The steel blade is used to fight humans and other flesh“and“blood beings, while the silver sword is more effective against supernatural monsters and beasts (against some of which steel may have no effect whatsoever)” With precise timing, the player can link Geralt's attacks into combos to more effectively damage enemies”

Alchemy is a major part of gameplay” The player can create potions that increase health or endurance regeneration, allow Geralt to see in the dark, or provide other beneficial effects” The recipes for these potions can be learned through scrolls, or by experimentation” Once the player creates an unknown potion he can choose to drink it, but if the potion is a failure it will poison or have other harmful effects on Geralt” Each time Geralt drinks potions they increase the toxicity level of his body” This can be reduced by drinking a special potion or by meditating at an inn or fireplace” In addition to potions, the player can create oils used to augment the damage done by weapons” They can also create bombs for use as weapons in combat” Neither can be created until talent points have been allocated into the corresponding skills”

A time“delayed decision“consequence system means that the repercussions of players' decisions will make themselves apparent in plot devices in later acts of the game” This helps avert a save“reload approach to decision making” It also adds to the game's replay value, as the consequences resulting from the player's decisions can lead to great difference in the events that take place later, and ultimately a very different gameplay experience than in prior playthroughs”

The player often find themselves choosing from the lesser of two evils rather than making a clear choice between good and evil, a situation reflective of real life morality”[8]

Plot

The game tells the story of Geralt of Rivia, a witcher – a genetically enhanced human with special powers trained to slay monsters” The Witcher contains three different paths, which affect the game’s storyline” These paths are: alliance with the Scoia'tael, a guerrilla freedom“fighting group of Elves and other non“humans; alliance with the Order of the Flaming Rose, whose knights protect the country of Temeria; or alliance with neither group to maintain "witcher neutrality"”

In the game's opening cutscene, Geralt is tasked with curing King Foltest's daughter, Princess Adda, of a curse that transforms her into a feral monster” Years later, a group of witchers find an amnesiac Geralt unconscious in a field and take him to the witcher stronghold of Kaer Morhen” As he struggles to recall his memories, the castle is attacked by a gang of bandits named the Salamandra” The witchers and sorceress Triss Merigold battle the invaders, but the mage Azar Javed and the assassin Professor escape with the mutagenic potions that genetically alter the witchers” The witchers head off in different directions to find information on the Salamandra” Geralt heads south to Vizima, capital of Temeria and where Foltest reigns” On the outskirts, he meets a magically gifted child called Alvin and learns that Vizima is in quarantine” To obtain a pass, Geralt defeats a hellhound plaguing the outskirts, but is arrested upon trying to enter Vizima” Geralt volunteers to kill a monster in the sewers in exchange for his freedom from jail and emerges in Vizima's Temple Quarter” With the help of a private investigator, Geralt pursues multiple leads on the Salamandra and witnesses rising tensions between the

Order of the Flaming Rose and the Scoia'tael” After a confrontation with Azar Geralt looking over Vizima–s Javed and the Professor, Geralt is knocked unconscious and saved by Triss, who dilapidated cemetery invites him to a party of high“standing officials in Vizima's Trade Quarter” There, Geralt meets Princess Adda and gains several new leads on Salamandra's business front” As the Order and the Scoia'tael grow bolder in their efforts, Geralt finds out more about Alvin's powers and visions while taking down Salamandra drug operations”

Geralt finally assaults a Salamandra base in Vizima with the help of either the Order or the Scoia'tael and kills the Professor, but finds himself surrounded by royal guards after escaping” Adda, who has been forging royal edicts in Foltest's absence, declares that she must kill him to conceal her treachery, but Triss teleports him to a village on the other side of Vizima Lake” Geralt and his friend Dandelion find some unsteady peace while taking care of Alvin, helping with problems surrounding an ill“fated wedding, and negotiating between the village and the inhabitants of an aquatic city” Eventually, however, the conflict between the Order and the Scoia'tael threatens the village, forcing Geralt to finally pick a side or make enemies of both factions” The scared Alvin mysteriously disappears in a flash, and Geralt and Dandelion decide to sail back to Vizima to end Salamandra”

Foltest finally returns and retakes control of his castle, but at the same time civil war has broken out” The Scoia'tael have caused an uprising, and the Order of the Flaming Rose has responded by killing non“humans with little concern” Depending on which side Geralt took in the previous battle, he must either help the knights or the elves in the battle or assist nurses in a field hospital” He also deals with Adda, who has suffered from a relapse of her curse, after which the grateful king discloses clues about Azar Javed's location” Storming the main Salamandra base with his allies, Geralt finally kills the evil mage, but is shocked to learn that the Grand Master of the Order of the Flaming Rose is the mastermind behind Salamandra's mutation program”

With most Knights of the Order and their mutants now entering open rebellion, the king again turns to Geralt with a contract to kill the Grand Master” Upon being confronted, the Grand Master tries to persuade Geralt of his "greater plan" to save humanity from prophecies of world“consuming ice” The skeptical Geralt is cast into an icy wasteland illusion by the Grand Master, who bears striking similarities to Alvin” Geralt successfully defeats him and is then approached by the King of the Wild Hunt in specter form, to collect the Grand Master's soul” The specter warns Geralt of the impending events or fights him and disappears, upon which Geralt murders the Grand Master and escapes the illusion” In the ending cut scene, a man with a witcher's vertical pupils attempts to assassinate Foltest, but is thwarted by Geralt, leading directly into The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings”

Development

Prior to CD Projekt's involvement, Metropolis Software (which CD Projekt bought in 2009 and closed in 2010) had obtained a license from Andrzej Sapkowski for his novels in The Witcher series, around 1997” However, due to several other projects that the studio was involved with at the time, and concerns from their publisher TopWare about the materials' international appeal, the project never got farther than some initial media and a playable level”[9]

CD Projekt later approached Sapkowski for rights for the series” They were able to secure the rights for about 35,000 zloty (approximately US$9,500) from Sapkowski, who wanted all the payment up front, rather than through royalties, even though these were offered to him” In a 2017 interview, Sapkowski said that at the time that he had no interest in video games, and was only looking at the deal from a financial benefit standpoint”[10] Game engine The Witcher is powered by a heavily modified version of the Aurora Engine by BioWare, enhanced for single“player” A number of changes have been introduced to the original engine; some of them are described below”

One of the most important features of the Aurora Engine is that the world is designed exactly as the developers envisioned, rather than using a tile“based system” All the environments are developed in 3ds Max and then exported into the game engine” As a result, developers can create unique game worlds, rather than recycling the same tiled objects over and over again” CD Projekt's version A screenshot of The Witcher showing of the engine supports lightmaps generated in 3ds Max” Shadows generated this the lighting and the "over-the- way are reported to look more realistic, and provide better game performance” shoulder" camera The modified engine also includes texture paint, a special tool that allows the developer to paint the environment using custom textures” This enables the developer to make the game world truly unique” New realistic skyboxes and water effects designed specifically for The Witcher were added to the engine” The natural light during various phases of the day is realistically altered, and the day and night transitions serve to enrich the game's ambiance” The weather can dynamically change from a light drizzle to a dark, stormy downpour accompanied by thunder and lightning”

Other important changes include motion“captured animation, improved physics modeling, new mechanics and combat system” Additional modifications include the introduction of portals and the inclusion of additional graphical effects (glows, advanced dynamic shadows, blurs, etc”)

Localization variations All the female portrait cards shown after Geralt's "sexual conquests" were censored ("retouched to a more modest standard") for the U”S” release version”[11] The in“game dryad was also reskinned so her hair covered more of her body in this release”

Some dialogue between characters is shortened in the non“Polish“language versions” Lead designer Michal Madej has disputed claims by fans that this was due to the sometimes crude language, but that the decision to edit down dialogue occurred because of production“related concerns in game development” Proofreader Martin Pagan noticed this shortened version during his work and writer Sande Chen confirmed that it was not due to censorship” Fans have theorized that it may have been done for voice acting cost savings, especially since much of the vulgar language has been retained” [12]

Console version On 29 November 2008 a video covering the console version of the game was uploaded on the Internet” On 2 December, CD Projekt Red officially confirmed that The Witcher would be ported to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles and released as The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf”[13] It had been built from the ground up for Widescreen Games' DaVinci Engine and featured a host of differences”[14] According to CD Projekt Red senior designer Jakub Styliński, the game featured a new interface, redesigned boss battles, new music, "a smattering of new models", and a redesigned character development system, in addition to an entirely new action“oriented combat system with enhanced AI, additional motion“capture animations and the ability to directly control Geralt's defensive maneuvers”[14] CD Projekt also confirmed that Rise of the White Wolf would have featured downloadable content”[14]

On 29 April 2009 it was announced that the production of the game had been halted due to late payments from CD Projekt to the French developers of the console version, Widescreen Games”[6] A release from CD Projekt's CEO Michał Kiciński stated that payments were delayed due to Widescreen games not meeting development deadlines, additionally stating that "technical incapability created a risk of missing planned quality" and that CD Projekt had ended their association with the company”[15]

Release

Enhanced Edition At Game Developers Conference 2008, CD Projekt Red announced an enhanced version of the game which was released on 16 September 2008” The significant changes featured in the enhanced version are over 200 new animations, additional NPC models and recoloring of generic NPC models as well as monsters, vastly expanded and corrected dialogues in translated versions, improved stability, redesigned inventory system and load times reduced by roughly 80%”[16][17][18] In addition, all bugs are said to be fixed and the game manual completely overhauled” There are also two new adventures available to play through: Side Effects and The Price of Neutrality” A new option is to mix and match ten different languages of voice and subtitles” For instance, players can now choose to play the game with Polish voices and English subtitles” Other featured languages are Russian, Italian, French, Spanish, German, Czech, Hungarian and Chinese”

Aside from the game enhancements, The Witcher Enhanced Edition includes a "making of" DVD, a CD with 29 in“game soundtracks, another CD with "Inspired by" music, the short story The Witcher from the book The Last Wish, a map of Temeria printed on high quality paper, and the official strategy guide” In addition, a new and enhanced version of the D'jinni Adventure Editor is on the DVD with the two new Adventures” The game updates, as well as the box's extras, are available as a free download for owners of the original version who registered their game on the official forum” Furthermore, old savegames are compatible with the Enhanced Edition”

According to CD Projekt co“founder Michal Kicinski, the Enhanced Edition required a $1 million investment, and the company had shipped 300,000 copies of the retail version worldwide as of December 2008”[19]

Director's Cut CD Projekt released a Director's Cut version of the game in North America on 31 July 2009” It is equal to the Enhanced Edition available to the rest of the world, but without the censorship applied to the North American version” The company has since released an official uncensored patch that makes the North American version the same as the international for those who have purchased a boxed version of the game”

Reception

The game received mostly positive reviews” The Reception game's cumulative score stands at 81 out of 100 on Metacritic”[20] Michael Lafferty from GameZone gave the game 8”8 out of 10 describing it as deep, immersive game that will "ask you to think and make choices, not just hack and slash your way to glory"”[26] The Witcher's cinematic intro was nominated for the 2007 VES Awards in the category of Outstanding Pre“Rendered Visuals in a Video Game[30] and the game's soundtrack was voted "Best Fantasy Game Soundtrack" in the 2007 Radio Rivendell Fantasy Awards”[31] In 2010, the game was included as one of the titles in Aggregate score the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before Aggregator Score You Die”[32] Metacritic 81/100[20] Review scores Publication Score 1UP.com B-[21] Eurogamer 7/10[22] GamePro 4.5/5[23] GameSpot 8.5/10[24] GameSpy [25] GameZone 8.8/10[26] IGN 8.5/10[27] Awards Publication Award GameSpy PC RPG of the Year[28] IGN Best of 2007, Best RPG[29]

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The Witcher is an upcoming fantasy drama web television series created by The Witcher Lauren Schmidt Hissrich for Netflix” It is based on the book series of the same name by Andrzej Sapkowski”[6] The series is set to be released in late 2019”[7]

Contents

Premise Cast and characters Main Recurring Production Development Filming Release References External links

Premise

The Witcher follows the story of Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, who struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked Teaser poster than beasts” But when destiny hurtles him toward a powerful sorceress, and a Genre young princess with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the Fantasy increasingly volatile Continent together”[8] Drama Created by Lauren Schmidt Cast and characters Hissrich Based on The Witcher by Andrzej Main Sapkowski Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia Starring Henry Cavill Freya Allan as Princess Ciri Freya Allan Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg Jodhi May as Queen Calanthe Anya Chalotra Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as King Eist Tuirseach Jodhi May Adam Levy as Mousesack Björn Hlynur MyAnna Buring as Tissaia de Vries Haraldsson Mimi Ndiweni as Fringilla Vigo Therica Wilson-Read as Sabrina Glevissig Adam Levy [9] Emma Appleton as Princess Renfri MyAnna Buring Mimi Ndiweni Recurring Therica Wilson- Read Eamon Farren as Cahir Joey Batey as Jaskier Emma Appleton Lars Mikkelsen as Stregobor Original English Royce Pierreson as Istredd language(s) Maciej Musiał as Sir Lazlo Wilson Radjou-Pujalte as Dara Production Anna Shaffer as Triss Merigold Executive Sean Daniel[1] Mia McKenna-Bruce as Marilka producer(s) Jason Brown[1] Shane Attwooll as Nohorn Luke Neal as Vyr Tomasz Matthew Neal as Nimir Bagiński[1] Tobi Bamtefa as Danek Jarosław Sawko[1] Sonny Serkis as Martin Lauren Schmidt Roderick Hill as Fletcher Inge Beckmann as Aridea Hissrich Charlotte O’Leary as Tiffania Production Sean Daniel Natasha Culzac as Toruviel company(s) Company[1][2] Amit Shah as Torque [1][2] Tom Canton as Filavandrel Platige Image Stillking Films [2][3] Production One of Us[4] Cinesite[5]

Release Development Original Netflix Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher book series was almost adapted into a network standalone Netflix film but Kelly Luegenbiehl, Vice President International Originals at Netflix, dissuaded the producers” She recalled asking them, How External links can you take eight novels and just turn it into a film? There’s so much material Website —https://www.netflix.com/title/ here” Through a number of conversations, the producers got really excited 80189685) about the idea of using the source material for a longer“running series”[10] In May 2017, Netflix announced the start of production on an English language drama TV series based on the books”[11][12]

In December 2017, it was reported that Lauren Schmidt Hissrich will serve as showrunner on the show”[13] As of January 2018, it has been reported that the script for the pilot episode is finished”[14] In April 2018, showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich revealed that the first season would be 8 episodes long and that the show would be filmed in Central Europe”[15][16][17]

Originally in 2017, it was reported that Andrzej Sapkowski will serve as a creative consultant on the show, but in January 2018, Sapkowski initially denied any direct involvement”[18] However, he met with Schmidt Hissrich in April 2018[6][19] and in May 2018 she stated that Sapkowski is on the creative team of the project”[20] Alik Sakharov is a director and Andrew Laws a production designer on the show”[21][22]

In September 2018, it was announced that Henry Cavill would play Geralt of Rivia in the upcoming show”[23][24] Cavill said he achieved his best ever physical shape for the role, enlisting NPC competitive bodybuilder[25] Dave Rienzi”[26]

In October 2018, the rest of the cast was announced”[27][28] At some point in the production Mia McKenna“Bruce was cast as Marilka”[29]

Filming Principal production on Season 1 commenced on October 31, 2018, in Hungary”[28] In March 2019, production on Season 1 moved to Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, with some scenes planned to be shot in the islands of La Palma and La Gomera as well”[30]

In April 2019, Netflix's Ted Sarandos told investors in an earnings call that the show would first released in late 2019”[15] Principal photography for the first season ended in May 2019”[31]

Release

Netflix released the first teaser for the series at San Diego Comic“Con on July 19, 2019”[32][33] The trailer is to be released in October at Lucca Comics & Games”[34]

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