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		Y444 on April 22, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection Picross is somehow ended up being a trademark of Nintendo iirc

thaumasiotes on April 22, 2024 [–]

Trademarking a generic term (that is descriptive of your product) has no legal relevance, even if the term is not generic at the time you trademark it.

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