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Nintendo grabs trademarks for Paper Mario, Mii, GBA, Wii U, Wavebird, and Excite Truck

Gotta protect those names!
by rawmeatcowboy
08 June 2020
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Nintendo is up to their trademark-filing ways once again with another series of new trademarks for Japan. Here's what the Big N just filed for.

- Paper Mario The Origami King
- Paper Mario The Origami King (商願2020-58982)
- Mii (商願2020-58983)
- EXCITE TRUCK (商願2020-58984)
- WAVEBIRD (商願2020-58985)
- GAME BOY ADVANCE (商願2020-58986)
- Wii U (商願2020-58987)

Here's a few important notes on these trademarks. Both the Game Boy Advance and Wii U applications are filed under the categories machinery/equipment and toys. The Wii U is also filed under education/entertainment. When it comes to Paper Mario and Excite Truck, the filings are for machinery and equipment category. The Wavebird is filed under toys, and Mii is under both machinery and equipment and education/entertainment.

Thanks to Diggilas for the heads up!

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