32 replies to this topic

[Plutonas]

I mean... U is so ordinary, nintendo should consider a slightly change? The funny part is a SONY branded machine.. And sony hates nintendo.. lol

Edited by Orion, 24 May 2012 - 01:45 AM.

[KgGamesXL]

It wont be a conflict there not related in any way

[Joshua]

I don't see how this is even topic worthy. Anything with a 'U' in it doesn't automatically mean it's going against the Wii U name in any way.

[Caius Casshern Sins]

I do not really see it like that.

[BassDropper]

The premise of this thread is completely ridiculous, you can't trademark a letter. Plus people aren't so stupid that they can't tell the difference between Nintendo and Sony - even non-gamers.
EDIT: Oh and it's my 666th post lol

Edited by BassDropper, 24 May 2012 - 04:23 AM.

[GameCube]

The premise of this thread is completely ridiculous, you can't trademark a letter. Plus people aren't so stupid that they can't tell the difference between Nintendo and Sony - even non-gamers.
EDIT: Oh and it's my 666th post lol

666 doesn't even mean anything. It's just a number.

[Cerberuz]

The premise of this thread is completely ridiculous, you can't trademark a letter. Plus people aren't so stupid that they can't tell the difference between Nintendo and Sony - even non-gamers.
EDIT: Oh and it's my 666th post lol

I think you underestimate the stupidity of some people.

Edited by Cerberuz, 24 May 2012 - 06:05 AM.

[Nollog]

Notice how the ™ symbol appears at the end of "Xperia", and does not include the U.
Also notice how Sony does this with all it's brands.

This would have been a conflict in trademarks had Sony actually trademarked the U, but they didn't.

[GameCollector]

I'm rather certain that nobody can actually trademark the letter U.

Either way, it's not like everybody that has "U" in their product name is going to sue the pants off of Nintendo. It's ridiculous. :facepalm:

[Caius Casshern Sins]

Notice how the ™ symbol appears at the end of "Xperia", and does not include the U.
Also notice how Sony does this with all it's brands.

This would have been a conflict in trademarks had Sony actually trademarked the U, but they didn't.

Notice how the ™ symbol appears at the end of "Xperia", and does not include the U.
Also notice how Sony does this with all it's brands.

This would have been a conflict in trademarks had Sony actually trademarked the U, but they didn't.

This is a good point.

[Nollog]

I'm rather certain that nobody can actually trademark the letter U.

Either way, it's not like everybody that has "U" in their product name is going to sue the pants off of Nintendo. It's ridiculous. :facepalm:

You can and you can't.

You can trademark the way a letter appears.
http://www.ipo.gov.u...ademark=2563824
wish I could link to OAMI search results. Search "u"

010935815, Figurative trade mark "Wii U", monochrome logo (color displayed as hex triplet #9ca5a2 (gray) in OHIM's records)
010935807, Word trade mark "Wii U"

http://oami.europa.e...NoReg
No opposition so far.

Edited by Nollog, 24 May 2012 - 06:55 AM.

[GameCollector]

You can and you can't.

You can trademark the way a letter appears.
http://www.ipo.gov.u...ademark=2563824
wish I could link to OAMI search results. Search "u"


http://oami.europa.e...NoReg
No opposition so far.

Ooooh, ok. In that case, Nintendo has nothing to fear.

[Usman Mohammad]

Wasn't the Xperia U announced after the Wii U alongside the Xperia S

[dagwood dang]

Nah, it's probably fine. Shouldn't be any conflict.

[Blasty]

That phone is ugly.

[Meelow100]

I think Nintendo should just rename the Wii U to Ultra Wii so people will be happy lol.

[Auzzie Auzzie Auzzie]

666 doesn't even mean anything. It's just a number.

Yeah...

THE NUMBER OF RPK-47M KILLS DISPLAYED ON MY DOG TAG MWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Anyway, there's nothing wrong with the letter U.

[Plutonas]

for marketing purposes, we can say, this is a movement to downgrade the upcoming wii U..

Nintendo creates a WII trademark U
Sony creates a mobile.. Xperia trademark U

its more like.. Nintendo will name the new handheld DS orbis.
for marketing is a nice trick to... downgrade psychologically ur competitors product. Maybe I am wrong.. who knows.

ps: and its a quintessence for this advert to appear on youtube before E3?

Edited by Orion, 24 May 2012 - 07:23 PM.

[Soul]

for marketing purposes, we can say, this is a movement to downgrade the upcoming wii U..

Nintendo creates a WII trademark U
Sony creates a mobile.. Xperia trademark U

its more like.. Nintendo will name the new handheld DS orbis.
for marketing is a nice trick to... downgrade psychologically ur competitors product. Maybe I am wrong.. who knows.

ps: and its a quintessence for this advert to appear on youtube before E3?

I no understand last sentence11111
:l

[ECHO3]

I no understand last sentence11111
:l

i think he was trying to say coincidence.