The ginormous list of trademarks filed by Nintendo just before DSi was unveiled in October has been made public -- and Siliconera has done a fine job of translating each and every one for us! From "DSArcade" to "DSZone," the list is packed with branded trademarks for just about any (safe, legal and 16-digit-protected) activity one could imagine using a handheld device for: cooking, clubbing, shopping, walking, mailing, mapping, phoning, friending -- you name it!
Siliconera has highlighted several software-related filings, too, including "Friends Collection," which could be an allusion to Tomodachi Connection, an upcoming Japanese DS game where players "interact" with Mii-celebs like Shiggy, Reggie and Iwata. "3D Picross" and the mysterious "Kuβoς" (or "kyubosu") were also put in writing.
Reader Comments (15)
Posted: Nov 13th 2008 2:18PM (Unverified) said
Sounds very gimmicky. But hey, that's Nintendo for you.
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Posted: Nov 13th 2008 2:36PM (Unverified) said
Wow, what a slow news day. :(
You know its slow when you see mostly Nintendo postings popping up. =/
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You know its slow when you see mostly Nintendo postings popping up. =/
Posted: Nov 13th 2008 2:52PM (Unverified) said
It is interesting stategy on the part of Nintendo. They are probably trademarking this laundry list of DS-stuff in order to prevent other companies from coming out with accessories or knockoff devices that use DS in their names. However for this strategy to work, Nintendo has to actually USE all of those names in their own products. Unlike other forms of IP, trademark protection only lasts as long as you use the mark. Thus Nintendo can register trademarks for 100 different names, but it if only uses 3 of them in their products, Nintendo will be unable to prevent other companies from using the other 97 names.
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