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Nintendo registers swarm of Pokémon trademarks (view source)
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blurb=In the Japanese Trademark Database, several previously used Nintendo trademarks have been registered, including Pokémon Red, Green, Blue and Yellow, all of which have already been released. New trademarks recently registered include Pokémon Black, Pokémon Brown, Pokémon White, Pokémon Gray, Pokémon Purple, Pokémon Crimson and Pokémon Scarlet. }} | blurb=In the Japanese Trademark Database, several previously used Nintendo trademarks have been registered, including Pokémon Red, Green, Blue and Yellow, all of which have already been released. New trademarks recently registered include Pokémon Black, Pokémon Brown, Pokémon White, Pokémon Gray, Pokémon Purple, Pokémon Crimson and Pokémon Scarlet. (registered twice, written differently) }} | ||
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In the Japanese Trademark Database, several previously used {{wp|Nintendo}} trademarks have been registered, including ''Pokémon Red'', ''Pokémon Green'', ''Pokémon Blue'' and ''Pokémon Yellow'', all {{bp|Generation I}} games that have already been released. New trademarks recently registered include ''Pokémon Black'', ''Pokémon Brown'', ''Pokémon White'', ''Pokémon {{tt|Gray|Could be translated into Ash}} | In the Japanese Trademark Database, several previously used {{wp|Nintendo}} trademarks have been registered, including ''Pokémon Red'', ''Pokémon Green'', ''Pokémon Blue'' and ''Pokémon Yellow'', all {{bp|Generation I}} games that have already been released. New trademarks recently registered include ''Pokémon Black'', ''Pokémon Brown'', ''Pokémon White'', ''Pokémon {{tt|Gray|Could be translated into Ash}}'', ''Pokémon Purple'', ''Pokémon Crimson'' and ''Pokémon Scarlet'', the last in two variations. | ||
However, Nintendo's registering of the names does not mean they will ever become games. Nintendo has previously registered unused game names for Pokémon, such as ''Opal'', and unused names may be an attempt to discourage bootleg or knockoff games. | However, Nintendo's registering of the names does not mean they will ever become games. Nintendo has previously registered unused game names for Pokémon, such as ''Opal'', and unused names may be an attempt to discourage bootleg or knockoff games. | ||