• Days after being released on Mobile, Nintendo's Pokémon Shuffle trademark is being opposed by Cartam
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[quote=NEOGAF]On September 1, 2015, the playing card company Cartamundi Services NV filed an opposition against Nintendo of America Inc.'s App. Ser. No. 86/502,847 – Pokémon Shuffle on that it would be damaged by registration of this mark. Cartamundi is the owner of U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 79156054, Shuffle, filed June 16, 2014, and published for opposition on August 4, 2015.[/quote] [url=http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1105979]Neogaf post[/url]. [url=http://tsdr.uspto.gov/caseviewer/pdf?caseId=86502847&docIndex=0#docIndex=1]Source (Notice of Opposition)[/url]. Looks like Nintendo's transition into mobile gaming is going to be a bit bumpy.
why are you able to copyright common english words
Straight from the trademark itself: [QUOTE]The mark consists of the word "SHUFFLE" overlapping a stylized playing card where the letters "H" and "L" are incorporated into the edge of the playing card.[/QUOTE] Here's Cartamundi's actual trademarked image: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/SNx0I4P.png[/IMG] And here's the Pokemon Shuffle logo: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/LDwnzSQ.png[/IMG] Cartamundi can fuck off, I say.
also damaging their brand? when you search "shuffle" on google it doesn't even show up, there's already a game on ios called "shuffle"
I hate copyright trolls
Isn't Pokémon Shuffle a game from the Pokémon Company? Nintendo really doesnt have anything big say about it I think.
[QUOTE=WhatANiceName;48601855]Isn't Pokémon Shuffle a game from the Pokémon Company? Nintendo really doesnt have anything big say about it I think.[/QUOTE] Nintendo co-published this title, making it their first iOS game. Also, Nintendo of America is listed in the Notice of Opposition.
[QUOTE=WhatANiceName;48601855]Isn't Pokémon Shuffle a game from the Pokémon Company? Nintendo really doesnt have anything big say about it I think.[/QUOTE] Nintendo is a parent company to the Pokemon Company. You better believe that Nintendo will throw all their weight behind one of their prized franchises.
The thing is why didn't the people who own the shuffle copyright when it was originally released on the 3DS?
They also need to sue Apple, because how dare they to sell iPod [B]Shuffle[/B]
[QUOTE=Mio Akiyama;48601960]The thing is why didn't the people who own the shuffle copyright when it was originally released on the 3DS?[/QUOTE] because it wasn't competing with them on the 3DS, as soon as Nintendo went mobile, this happens...
I wonder if they think they're gonna win. I'd be firing everyone who approved the lawsuit and shitting my pants if I just entered a legal battle with [I]FUCKING NINTENDO[/I] [editline]2nd September 2015[/editline] Especially over something so petty
they should countersue
[QUOTE=Map in a box;48602796]they should countersue[/QUOTE] what if they get counter-counter sued?
[QUOTE=J!NX;48603504]what if they get counter-counter sued?[/QUOTE] the puzzle continues!
[QUOTE=J!NX;48603504]what if they get counter-counter sued?[/QUOTE] Counter Sue: Global Offensive
"Nintendo should totally make mobile games, guys!" Yeah, and deal with a market that's a damn Wild West of intellectual property. I'm still worried this whole mobile deal was a mistake...
[QUOTE=VinLAURiA;48608417]"Nintendo should totally make mobile games, guys!" Yeah, and deal with a market that's a damn Wild West of intellectual property. I'm still worried this whole mobile deal was a mistake...[/QUOTE] You must be smoking some dope shit if you think Nintendo is going to lose to a bunch of nobodies. Nintendo could curb stomp these guys in a courtroom any day of the week.
Nintendo almost has a perfect track record in legal battles so they're fucked
[QUOTE=Solo Wing;48609102]You must be smoking some dope shit if you think Nintendo is going to lose to a bunch of nobodies. Nintendo could curb stomp these guys in a courtroom any day of the week.[/QUOTE] Ugh, it's just a pain in the ass to deal with. All these app stores are so... unregulated. It's a wonder anything aside from friggin' Candy Crush makes its way to the top.
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