evilromero
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Pokémon shuffle on mobile is The Pokémon Company's doing, no Nintendo nor Creature Inc, do you really thing they'll help?
It's a trademark dispute and Nintendo owns the trademark.
Pokémon shuffle on mobile is The Pokémon Company's doing, no Nintendo nor Creature Inc, do you really thing they'll help?
Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound, images or other data; apparatus for receiving of sound, images or other data, namely, audiovisual receivers and mobile data receivers; magnetic, optical, numerical and electronic data carriers, namely, prerecorded magnetic data carriers featuring games; data processing equipment and computers; computer game software and computer hardware; computer software platforms for playing games; electronic and computerized video games software; downloadable electronic greetings cards and trading cards, namely, digital trading cards in the nature of multimedia software recorded on magnetic media featuring games; downloadable electronic publications in the nature of magazines and books in the field of games; downloadable electronic manuals and handbooks in the field of computer games; electronic diaries; electronic memo books in the nature of handheld computers; downloadable electronic books in the field of computer games, downloadable electronic game programs; downloadable audio and video recordings featuring games; downloadable music files; downloadable video and computer game programs; downloadable digital music from the Internet; downloadable electronic game programs and Games and playthings, namely, game cards; playing cards and cards for games; electronic hand-held game units; musical games, namely, musical arcade games; electronic playthings, namely, electronic learning toys; handheld electronic games, namely, hand held units for playing electronic games; apparatus for games, namely, handheld game consoles; decorations for Christmas trees and Education services, namely, providing classes, seminars and workshops in the field of card games; providing of training in the field of card games; entertainment, namely, providing an online board card game; provision of on-line entertainment, namely, providing on-line computer card games; providing of non-downloadable electronic publications online in the nature of magazines and books in the field of games; electronic publication of books and magazines online; games services provided online from a computer network, via computer databases or via the Internet, namely, providing online electronic games; providing information online relating to computer games and computer enhancements for games; providing information from an on-line computer database in the field of computer games; information relating to entertainment, provided on-line from a computer database or the Internet; providing on-line music, not downloadable; arranging of online computer games via the Internet; rental of books, films and computer game programs; games equipment rental; rental of video games
Downloadable electronic game programs; downloadable electronic video game software; electronic game programs; electronic game software; video game programs; video game software,
Getting Banner Saga or Scrolls flashback :lol
If this is anything like King trying to sue companies that used the word Saga, this is gonna be over quick.
How can someone own a verb?
I hate Trademark Laws, they're stupid as hell.
In layman's terms, Cartamundi has the rights (or they're in process of owning) of the use of the word "Shuffle" when it's related to:
...Everything related to Digital Services and Digital Games, which is why they cannot "allow" Nintendo to use it in Pokémon Shuffle, because the final product (The "Pokemon Shuffle" game) is:
a videogame, which is included in their list of "properties".
Pokémon shuffle on mobile is The Pokémon Company's doing, no Nintendo nor Creature Inc, do you really thing they'll help?
Why did they wait until now and not when the game came out in February?
It only released on Android and iOS yesterday.
It only released on Android and iOS yesterday. By the Pokemon Company
That doesn't matter.
I'm answering the 'why didn't they raise a stink in February?' and that's probably the reason; Cartamundi doesn't publish anything for the 3DS eShop.
I know its necessary for Nintendo to do this to survive in the long term in Japan, but god damn does it sicken me to think that they have to sink to these levels in order to accommodate a horrid cancer on the industry
No, but the basis of their complaint still existed, and the mobile version has been known to exist for well over a month. Unless, of course, they just sit refreshing app stores for the word Shuffle...
Why did they wait until now and not when the game came out in February?
It only released on Android and iOS yesterday. By the Pokemon Company
I'm answering the 'why didn't they raise a stink in February?' and that's probably the reason; Cartamundi doesn't publish anything for the 3DS eShop.
might as well call it "shuffle edge saga" while we're at it.Someone should totally release a game called Shuffle Edge tomorrow.
Source: http://tsdr.uspto.gov/caseviewer/pdf?caseId=86502847&docIndex=1#docIndex=1The Defendant's Time to Answer is currently set to close on 10/11/2015. Nintendo of America Inc. requests
that such date be extended for 30 days, or until 11/10/2015, and that all subsequent dates be reset accordingly.
Time to Answer : 11/10/2015
Deadline for Discovery Conference : 12/10/2015
Discovery Opens : 12/10/2015
Initial Disclosures Due : 01/09/2016
Expert Disclosure Due : 05/08/2016
Discovery Closes : 06/07/2016
Plaintiff's Pretrial Disclosures : 07/22/2016
Plaintiff's 30-day Trial Period Ends : 09/05/2016
Defendant's Pretrial Disclosures : 09/20/2016
Defendant's 30-day Trial Period Ends : 11/04/2016
Plaintiff's Rebuttal Disclosures : 11/19/2016
Plaintiff's 15-day Rebuttal Period Ends : 12/19/2016
The grounds for this request are as follows:
- Parties are engaged in settlement discussions
Nintendo of America Inc. has secured the express consent of all other parties to this proceeding for the extension
and resetting of dates requested herein.
Nintendo of America Inc. has provided an e-mail address herewith for itself and for the opposing party so that
any order on this motion may be issued electronically by the Board.
Source: http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pno=91223590&pty=OPP&eno=9ESTTA Tracking number: ESTTA718751
Filing date: 01/06/2016
IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
Proceeding. 91223590
Applicant: Defendant Nintendo of America Inc.
Other Party: Plaintiff Cartamundi Services NV
Have the parties
held their discovery
conference
as required under
Trademark Rules
2.120(a)(1) and
(a)(2)?
No
Motion for an Extension of Answer or Discovery or Trial Periods With
Consent
The Defendant's Time to Answer is currently set to close on 01/09/2016. Nintendo of America Inc. requests
that such date be extended for 60 days, or until 03/09/2016, and that all subsequent dates be reset accordingly.
Time to Answer : 03/09/2016
Deadline for Discovery Conference : 04/08/2016
Discovery Opens : 04/08/2016
Initial Disclosures Due : 05/08/2016
Expert Disclosure Due : 09/05/2016
Discovery Closes : 10/05/2016
Plaintiff's Pretrial Disclosures : 11/19/2016
Plaintiff's 30-day Trial Period Ends : 01/03/2017
Defendant's Pretrial Disclosures : 01/18/2017
Defendant's 30-day Trial Period Ends : 03/04/2017
Plaintiff's Rebuttal Disclosures : 03/19/2017
Plaintiff's 15-day Rebuttal Period Ends : 04/18/2017
The grounds for this request are as follows:
- Parties are engaged in settlement discussions
Nintendo of America Inc. has secured the express consent of all other parties to this proceeding for the extension
and resetting of dates requested herein.
Nintendo of America Inc. has provided an e-mail address herewith for itself and for the opposing party so that
any order on this motion may be issued electronically by the Board.
Welcome to America.
Not yet, they are still in settlement discussions. Nintendo of America saw some changes in litigation executives last year (in August), that may be why this is taking so long. Or Cartamundi is asking for an unreasonable sum of money.So what does this mean? It's not over?