Activision has trademarked Call of Duty for movie use. You can see in this filing with the US government that on September 21, 2009, video game publisher Activision filed to protect the trademark Call Of Duty pursuant to “pre-recorded movies featuring comedy, drama, action, adventure, music, theatrical performances and/or animation”.

The Hollywood Reporter mentioned as early as May that Activision was working on deals regarding a “Call Of Duty” movie in order to boost sales of its hit video game. In spite of such rumours Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has refused to deny or affirm that a deal has been reached to turn the popular first person shooter game into a movie. This trademark filing however does seem to confirm that plans are underway for a film.

Activision – a US based Game publisher revealing that 2009 first-quarter revenue tripled to $981 million and net income was up considerably from $43 million to $189 million as compared to the 2008 quarter. The release in November of Call of Duty 6 Modern Warfare 2 will boost 2009 sales even more and is believed to be the reason for initiating a movie deal to coincide with the popularity of its video game release.

Further information can be found through the companies head office.

Activision Publishing, Inc.
3100 Ocean Park Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405