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while that may be true, the QuakeNotch logo uses trademarked iconography, at least avoid that:

QuakeNotch Logo: https://quakenotch.com/_next/static/media/QuakeNotch.84f1df8...

Trademarks:

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=75350547&caseSearchType=U...

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=75350175&caseSearchType=U...

> 14.03.02 - Bolts; Fasteners, bolts; Fasteners, nails; Fasteners, screws; Nails (hardware); Nuts (hardware); Rivets; Screws; Tacks, thumb; Thumbtacks

> 26.01.03 - Circles, incomplete (more than semi-circles); Incomplete circles (more than semi-circles)

the ontology on this stuff is fascinating. That's a fastener?

I suspect there is a legal difference between offering a feature in the style of Quake (and calling it out as such) vs. baking it into your App’s branding.

Microsoft also owns id/ZeniMax, the owners of the copyright.