A 2019 Japanese domain-name ruling found the Pokémon trademarks belong to Nintendo, Creatures and Game Freak, and that The Pokémon Company, which brought the case, is not a trademark owner

How it’s built

1. Read from the published decision of Japan's domain-name dispute panel, case JP2019-0005 over pokemon-expo-gym.jp, decided 18 October 2019.

What we assumed

Nothing. The figure is used as published.

Sanity check

The panel still accepted The Pokémon Company had a legitimate interest, and transferred the domain to it. The ruling covers trademarks; copyright is shared with The Pokémon Company.

Where it comes from

The line in the source

当該商標権は、任天堂株式会社、株式会社クリーチャーズ及び株式会社ゲームフリークの 3 社に帰属する

In English

The trademark rights belong to Nintendo Co., Ltd., Creatures Inc. and GAME FREAK inc. Principal mark: 商標登録第5841119号 ポケモン EXPO ジム.

Where it’s used

• Start hereHow Pokémon works, in one read
• StoryBrand
• ProfileThe Pokémon Company
• ProfileNintendo
• ProfileGame Freak
• ProfileCreatures Inc.
• ProfilePokémon IP (characters, copyrights, trademarks)
• ProfileJPRS domain-name dispute ruling JP2019-0005

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