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List of trademarks in Pact/Pale. I'm using the term "trademark" loosely.  
This is an index of names of things and whether or not they exist IRL.


* Organizations are included if their name would have some sort of legally recognized standing. Informal groups and so forth are listed at [[Groups and Organizations]].
Checked up to the end of Pact: Malfeasance (arc 11)
* Books related to the Practice are excluded but are listed at [[List of Books]].


Symbols:
== Categories ==
* ⚓ exists IRL
* [[/Companies/]]
* 🔄 expy
* [[/Media/]]
* ✨ fictional
* [[/People/]]
 
* [[/Places/]]
==Organizations==
* [[/Products/]]
===Government agencies etc===
====Emergency services====
* ✨ '''Jacob’s Bell Police Department''' - municipal police service
** IRL name: N/A (fictional)
** First appears: Pact: Conviction 5.1<ref>The local police are referenced many times earlier in Pact, but Conviction 5.1 is the first time that the police service is explicitly named.</ref>
* ⚓ '''RCMP''' - federal police service
** IRL name: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
** First appears: Pact: Bonds 1.4
* ⚓ '''Toronto Emergency Services'''<ref>Technically not an organization ''per se'', but rather a joint initiative of the Fire Services, Paramedic Services, Police Services and the Office of Emergency Management.</ref> - municipal emergency service
** IRL name: Toronto Emergency Services
** First appears: Pact: Collateral 4.8
* ⚓ '''Toronto PD''' - municipal police service
** IRL name: Toronto Police Service<ref>The police force in Toronto was called the "Toronto Police Department" from its founding in 1834 until 1957, when it merged with other neighbouring police forces to form the "Metropolitan Toronto Police Force". Today, the organization is called the "Toronto Police Service" or "TPS".</ref>
** First appears: Pact: Collateral 4.12
 
===Non-profit===
* ⚓ '''AA''' - addiction recovery program
** IRL name: Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
** First appears: Pact: Subordination 6.2
 
===Professional services===
* ✨ '''Mann, Levinn, and Lewis''' - law firm
** IRL name: N/A (fictional)
** First appears: Pact: Damages 2.3
 
===Manufacturing===
* ⚓ '''BMW''' - car manufacturer (or the cars made by them)
** IRL name: Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW)
** First appears: Pact: Collateral 4.3
* ⚓ '''Ugg''' - footwear manufacturer
** IRL name: UGG
** First appears: Pact: Bonds 1.4
 
===Retail===
====Department stores====
* ⚓ '''Canadian Tire''' - department store
**IRL name: Canadian Tire
**First appears: Pact: Conviction 5.5
 
====Restaurants====
* ✨ '''Bell Pizza''' - pizzeria
**IRL name: N/A (fictional)
**First appears: Pact: Bonds 1.5
 
==Products==
===Health===
* ⚓ '''Aspirin'''<ref name=":2" /> - acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), originally manufactured by Bayer
**IRL name: Aspirin
** First appears: Pact: Void 7.1
 
===Food===
* ⚓ '''Coke'''<ref name=":2">Often used as a generic term</ref> - carbonated beverage manufactured by Coca-Cola
**IRL name: Coca-Cola or Coke
**First appears: Pact: Conviction 5.2
 
=== Games ===
 
* ''See above, under Creative Works''
 
===Toys===
* ⚓ '''Frisbee'''<ref name=":2" /> - flying disc manufactured by Wham-O
**IRL name: Frisbee
**First appears: Pact: Subordination 6.8
 
==Creative works==
===Literature===
* ⚓ '''Jabberwocky''' - poem, from the book ''Through the Looking Glass'' by Lewis Carroll
**IRL name: Jabberwocky
**First appears: Pact: Breach 3.1
* ⚓ '''''The Lord of the Rings''''' (referenced)<ref name=":0">“Sometimes all you need is someone to tell you you’re doing the right thing, or the wrong thing.  To bounce ideas off of.  That’s the way it is in the books.  The Watson, the Sam, the Friday, the Horatio.” Note: ''Sherlock Holmes'' is referenced by name earlier in Pact.</ref><ref>The whole setup, including the vaguely rounded pile of snow above the building, struck me as being a kind of high tech hobbit hole. - Void 7.10</ref>
**IRL name: ''The Lord of the Rings''
**First appears: Pact: Subordination 6.x
* ⚓ '''''Robinson Crusoe''''' (referenced)<ref name=":0" />
**IRL name: ''Robinson Crusoe''
**First appears: Pact: Subordination 6.x
* ⚓ '''''Sherlock Holmes''''' - series of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle
**IRL name: ''Sherlock Holmes''<ref name=":3">Technically this is the name of the character, not the series - the series itself has no official title.</ref>
** First appears: Pact: Conviction 5.x
* ⚓ '''''The Wizard of Oz'''''- novel by L. Frank Baum (note: text is probably referencing the film adaptation - see below)
** IRL name: ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''
** First appears: Pact: Collateral 4.3
 
===Theatre===
* ⚓ '''''Hamlet''''' (referenced)<ref name=":0" /> - play by Willian Shakespeare
**IRL name: ''Hamlet'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'')
**First appears: Pact: Subordination 6.x
* ⚓ '''''Macbeth''''' - play by Willian Shakespeare
**IRL name: ''Macbeth'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'')
**First appears: Pact: Collateral 4.4
* ⚓ '''''Romeo and Juliet''''' - play by Willian Shakespeare
**IRL name: ''Romeo and Juliet''
**First appears: Pact: Damages 2.6
 
===Film/TV===
* ⚓ '''''Bambi''''' - 1942 Disney animated film, based on a novel by Felix Salten
**IRL name: ''Bambi''
**First appears: Pact: Collateral 4.8
* ⚓ '''''Fargo''''' - 1996 film by the Coen brothers
**IRL name: ''Fargo''
**First appears: Pact: Breach 3.5
* ⚓ '''''James Bond'''''' (referenced)<ref>“You’re telling me the universe ''encourages'' being the Bond villain?”</ref> -
**IRL name: ''James Bond''<ref name=":3" />
** First appears: Pact: Void 7.1
* ⚓ '''''The Seventh Seal''''' - 1957 film by Ingmar Bergman
**IRL name: ''Det sjunde inseglet'' (''The Seventh Seal'')
**First appears: Pact: Subordination 6.4
* ⚓ '''''The Wizard of Oz'''''  - 1939 MGM musical film starring Judy Garland, based on a novel by L. Frank Baum
**IRL name: ''The Wizard of Oz''
**First appears: Pact: Collateral 4.3
 
===Games===
* ⚓ '''''Dungeons and Dragons''''' - tabletop RPG by Wizards of the Coast
**IRL name: ''Dungeons & Dragons''
**First appears: Pact: Conviction 5.2
* ⚓ '''''Monopoly''''' - board game, currently owned by Hasbro
**IRL name: ''Monopoly''
**First appears: Pact: Subordination 6.1
* ⚓ '''''Ouija'''''<ref name=":2" /> - board game by Hasbro, often used as a mystic tool
**IRL name: ''Ouija''
**First appears: Pact: Conviction 5.2
* ⚓ '''''Weaver Dice''''' - tabletop RPG created by Wildbow
**IRL name: ''Weaverdice'''
**First appears: Pact: Conviction 5.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
|-
|James Bond
|book/film franchise
|creative work
|Pact 7.1 (Void)
|itself
|-
|Batman
|character/franchise
|creative work
|Pact 7.1 (Void)
|itself
|-
|Disneyland
|theme park
|product
|Pact 7.7 (Void)
|itself
|-
|Euro-Disney
|theme park
|product
|Pact 7.7 (Void)
|itself<ref>The theme park formerly known as Euro-Disney was renamed to Disneyland Paris in 1994.</ref>
|-
|Tetris
|game
|product
|Pact 7.8 (Void)
|itself
|-
|Salv
|game
|product
|Pact 7.8 (Void)
|(fictional?)
|-
|T.O. Plow
|snowplow company
|organization
|Pact 7.x (Void)
|(fictional)
|-
|St. Sebastian’s
|high school
|organization
|Pact 8.1 (Signature)
|(fictional)
|-
|Madonna<ref name=":1" />
|entertainer
|stage name
|Pact 8.1 (Signature)
|herself
|-
|Olsen Twins (referenced)<ref name=":1">“You could call me anything you wanted-” “Even Madonna?  No, that’s not nearly creative enough.  The Olsen Triplet?  Fatalie Shortman?” Note: these are all stage names, referring to Madonna Louise Ciccone, Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen, and Natalie Hershlag, respectively. I don't know whether Natalie legally changed her name from Hershlag to Portman, but the fact that another actor named Natalie Portman would need to use a different name professionally means that it counts for this list as far as I'm concerned.</ref>
|entertainers
|stage name
|Pact 8.1 (Signature)
|themselves
|-
|Natalie Portman (referenced)<ref name=":1" />
|actress
|stage name
|Pact 8.1 (Signature)
|herself
|-
|WD-40
|degreaser
|product
|Pact 8.5 (Signature)
|itself
|-
|Cheerios
|cereal
|product
|Pact 9.1 (Null)
|itself
|-
|Rice Krispies
|cereal
|product
|Pact 9.1 (Null)
|itself
|-
|Corn Flakes
|cereal
|product
|Pact 9.1 (Null)
|itself
|-
|Beauty and the Beast
|movie/book/folktale
|creative work
|Pact 9.1 (Null)
|itself
|-
|Hamm's Shelter
|homeless shelter
|organization
|Pact 9.4 (Null)
|(fictional?)
|-
|Kool-Aid
|drink
|product
|Pact 9.4 (Null)
|itself
|-
|}
checked up to end of arc 9.

Latest revision as of 14:50, November 7, 2022

This is an index of names of things and whether or not they exist IRL.

Checked up to the end of Pact: Malfeasance (arc 11)

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