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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| title = The Tetris Company
| title = The Tetris Company
| logo = The_Tetris_Company_logo.png
| logo = The_Tetris_Company_logo_2019.png
| founded = June, 1996
| founded = June, 1996
| defunct =
| defunct =
| hq = Honolulu, Hawaii
| hq = Bellevue, Washington
| people = Maya Rogers <small>(President and CEO)</small><br>Henk Rogers <small>(Managing Director)</small><br>Alexey Pajitnov <small>(Creator of Tetris)</small>
| people = Henk Rogers <small>(Founder)</small><br>Alexey Pajitnov <small>(Founder)</small>
| website = https://tetris.com/
| website = [https://tetris.com/ tetris.com]
}}
}}
{{hatnote|[[Tetris.com]] redirects to this page. For the 1998 Japanese handheld game see [[TETRIS.com]].}}
'''The Tetris Company''', or '''TTC''', currently own and license ''[[Tetris]]'' rights through [[Elorg]]. [[Henk Rogers]] and [[Alexey Pazhitnov]] established the company in 1996, when the ten year Russian license expired. With the creation of TTC, unlicensed made games felt pressure, since TTC had to protect its trademark rights. Licensed games would start to follow a [[Tetris Guideline]] maintained by TTC and include TTC's "Authentic Tetris Game" seal. During the summer they updated their page and mentioned changing their name to Tetris Holding Company. The update was temporary and the site reverted back soon after. In an interview with Pajitnov, he confirmed this as well as mentioned finishing the contract with Elorg. Most recent games confirm this.


==See also==
'''The Tetris Company''', or '''TTC''', is the exclusive licensee for the Tetris brand. Licensed games would start to follow a [[Tetris Guideline]] maintained by [[Blue Planet Software]] and include TTC's "Authentic Tetris Game" seal.
 
== History ==
In 1996 the rights to Tetris that [[Alexey Pajitnov]] had granted to [[Elorg]] expired. When the Blue Planet Software was founded, negotiations were made with Alexey Pajitnov to form a new company with existing Tetris IP and trademark owner Elorg. The two companies became 50/50 owners of The Tetris Company. On January 21, 2005, ELORG's share was sold to [[Henk Rogers]] for 15 million dollars. The rights to Tetris were put in a new company called Tetris Holding, owned 50/50 by Henk Rogers and Alexey Pajitnov.
 
== See also ==
*[[Electronorgtechnica|Elorg]]
*[[Electronorgtechnica|Elorg]]
*[[Bullet Proof Software]]
*[[Bullet-Proof Software]]
*[[Blue Planet Software]]
*[[Blue Planet Software]]
*[[Tetris Online, Inc.]]
*[[Tetris Online, Inc.]]
*[[Tetris Online Japan, Inc.]]
*[[Tetris Online Japan, Inc.]]


==References==
== References ==
Sheffield, Brandon. "Alexy Pajitnov, Master of Shapes." <u>Game Developer</u> Sep. 2006: 10 .
* Sheffield, Brandon. "Alexey Pajitnov, Master of Shapes." <u>Game Developer</u> Sep. 2006: 10 .
*{{cite web
|url=http://www.arkmay.com/tetris/articles/alexey.html
|first=Monika
|last=Guttman
|website=U.S. News & World Report
|title=Putting the puzzle pieces back together: Alexey Pajitnov has a new game plan for Tetris.
|date=1996-06-10
|access-date=2019-09-10
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010503225252/http://www.arkmay.com/tetris/articles/alexey.html
|archive-date=2001-05-03
}}
*{{cite web
|url=http://www.abednarz.net/tetris.html
|author=Bed
|title=The Tetris Company's Activities
|date=2000-10-27
|access-date=2019-09-10
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021013135941/http://www.abednarz.net/tetris.html
|archive-date=2002-10-13
}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.tetris.com/ Tetris.com], TTC's website
*[http://www.tetris.com/ Tetris.com] - Official website
*[http://www.arkmay.com/tetris/articles/alexey.html Putting the puzzle pieces back together: Alexey Pajitnov has a new game plan for Tetris] (mirror of a 1996 article)
*[http://www.abednarz.net/tetris.html The Tetris Company's Activities] by "Bed".
 
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Revision as of 16:35, 20 November 2020

The Tetris Company
The Tetris Company logo 2019.png
Founded June, 1996
Headquarters Bellevue, Washington
Key people Henk Rogers (Founder)
Alexey Pajitnov (Founder)
Website tetris.com

The Tetris Company, or TTC, is the exclusive licensee for the Tetris brand. Licensed games would start to follow a Tetris Guideline maintained by Blue Planet Software and include TTC's "Authentic Tetris Game" seal.

History

In 1996 the rights to Tetris that Alexey Pajitnov had granted to Elorg expired. When the Blue Planet Software was founded, negotiations were made with Alexey Pajitnov to form a new company with existing Tetris IP and trademark owner Elorg. The two companies became 50/50 owners of The Tetris Company. On January 21, 2005, ELORG's share was sold to Henk Rogers for 15 million dollars. The rights to Tetris were put in a new company called Tetris Holding, owned 50/50 by Henk Rogers and Alexey Pajitnov.

See also

References

External links