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Specimen supplied by Konami. World Class Baseball (known as Power League in Japan) was released in 1988/1989 for PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16. It was later re-released for the Wii Virtual Console in 2007.
On December 1, 2016, Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. filed in the US via the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) a trademark application for "Turbografx". It is a 1A;1B (Application based on use in commerce, Application based on intent to use) application, and entered the Trademark Reporting and Monitoring System (TRAM) yesterday on Dec. 05, 2016.
Source: http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=87253583&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearchWord Mark TURBOGRAFX
Goods and Services IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Video game software; video game programs; computer game programs; computer game software; electronic game programs; Game controllers for consumer video game consoles for use with an external display screen or monitor. FIRST USE: 19890800. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19890800
IC 028. US 022 023 038 050. G & S: Video game consoles; video game consoles for use with an external display screen or monitor
IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment services, namely, providing online computer games accessible via video game consoles, handheld game consoles, wireless devices, mobile phones and computers; providing online computer games via network between communications networks; providing information in the field of games; arranging, organizing and conducting computer game tournaments
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 87253583
Filing Date December 1, 2016
Current Basis 1A;1B
Original Filing Basis 1A;1B
Owner (APPLICANT) Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. CORPORATION JAPAN 9-7-2, Akasaka, Minato-ku Tokyo JAPAN
Attorney of Record Bassam N. Ibrahim
Type of Mark TRADEMARK. SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE
As far as I can tell, the goods and services do not include mentions of wagers (pachinko), so perhaps this could mean Turbografx/PC Engine games to be released for digital platforms? Some games Konami published for the system include Parodius, Life Force, Gradius, Detana!! TwinBee, Snatcher and Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo.
Remember that Konami controls Hudson, one of the developers (the other being NEC Home Electronics) of TurboGrafx-16. There you have it anyway.