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A comment on Ask HN: Can I use a Pokemon's name as my product name?.

Re:Ask HN: Can I use a Pokemon's name as my product name? by patio11 on Thursday March 31, 2016 @08:56AM (#11396765)
That's a poor idea, because they're trademarked, Nintendo is notoriously litigious, and you will forever have your business confused with a Pokemon.
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Re:Ask HN: Can I use a Pokemon's name as my product name? by gr3yh47 on Thursday March 31, 2016 @08:59AM (#11396783)
> Nintendo is notoriously litigious

I disagree, especially compared to their counterparts Sony and Microsoft, but the rest of your point stands

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Re:Ask HN: Can I use a Pokemon's name as my product name? by mhutter on Thursday March 31, 2016 @09:32AM (#11396991)
Are they? https://bgr.com/2015/09/17/nintendo-youtube-copyright-takedo...
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