How it’s built
- Read from an undated page of the German office's (DPMA) world trade marks series, as summarised by a fetch tool. It adds that The Pokémon Company coordinates, and outside Asia its International arm manages.
What we assumed
Nothing. The figure is used as published.
Sanity check
The wording is a summary, not a verbatim quote. It agrees with a 2019 Japanese ruling that the marks belong to the three founders.
Where it comes from
The line in the source
managed worldwide by Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures together
Where it’s used
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