Nintendo tighten up character trademarks
Nintendo Co., Ltd.’s war with street go-karting company MariCAR looks set to continue after Nintendo have applied for trademarks for both the Waluigi and Wario cap for the purpose of clothing including lending/loaning out costumes. Earlier this year Nintendo applied for six Mario Kart related trademarks and five character related trademarks (one of which –Koopa– included for the purpose of a videogame).
MariCAR were successful earlier this year in a legal battle with Nintendo Co., Ltd and have since applied for four more trademarks relating to their operating name. They were also recently in the news due to the safety records of MariCAR and other related street go-karting companies, with 22 related accidents recorded from late March until May. Images taken from the Mario Portal.
