Naming
Shortlist and feel-brief for the game’s working title.
Brief
Feel target from the naming round: warm / toylike, a little winking, modern — one word or a short phrase with good mouthfeel (short, easy to say out loud). Not dry or acronym-technical.
Working Title
Civica is the current working title. It is not yet registered with the USPTO, but is safe for development, marketing materials, and internal use as a working title.
Trademark status: USPTO searches show existing registrations for "Civica" in Class 9 (software), but in different domains — accounting/municipal software tools, not games. Games and accounting tools are different use cases within the same software class, so the likelihood of consumer confusion is low.
A trademark holder could theoretically challenge the name if they argue likelihood of confusion.
Before committing Civica for public branding, marketing, or App Store launch, engage a trademark attorney for a proper clearance search and opinion. They will assess the specific scope of existing registrations and the real risk of interference. Expect $300–800 for a thorough clearance opinion.
Shortlist
| Name | Note |
|---|---|
| ✗ Parcel | Unavailable. Already trademarked as a software product: USPTO 88098343 |
| ✗ Citycraft | Applied for. Application pending (no registration yet). USPTO 99479485 |
| Civica | Shortened Civvitas; Latin-inspired warmth, more punchy. Three syllables, ties to "civics" and citizen/civic themes. |
| Policity | Politics + city (pronounced like Felicity); governance and electoral drama. Ties to the active political layer and citizen voting. |
| Electopolis | Election + polis; city-state governed by electoral outcomes. Grand but accessible, ties to voting and democratic decision-making. |
| Ludica | Latin adjective meaning "of games/playful"; ties to play/game roots while maintaining sophisticated warmth. Three syllables. |
| Civvitas | Civic + Latin warmth; feels municipal and European, sophisticated but not dry. Evokes the social/political stories. |
Open Questions
- Domain / trademark check for Parcel.
Next Steps
- Trademark clearance opinion. Before any public launch, App Store submission, or major branding investment, engage a trademark attorney to run a formal clearance search on "Civica" and provide a written opinion on the risk of interference. Budget $300–800.
- Domain availability. Check civica.com, civica.app, and any other relevant TLDs once the name is legally cleared.
- Consider alternatives. If the clearance opinion flags significant risk, the shortlist includes several strong alternatives (Policity, Electopolis, Ludica, Civvitas) that have not been vetted yet.