What this is
Who holds the US word marks POKÉMON and POKÉ BALL: Nintendo of America, registered on 27 July 1999 and 20 March 2001, not The Pokémon Company.
How it’s built
- From a 2021 domain-name dispute decision by the National Arbitration Forum (Nintendo of America against the holder of a poke.store domain), in which Nintendo of America cites its US registrations.
What we assumed
- Word marks only.These protect the names, not the ball's shape, which has its own design mark.
Sanity check
Consistent with the Poké Ball shape mark, which is also registered to Nintendo of America.
Where it comes from
NAF FA2104001940517 Nintendo of America v. Christian Dahl / game.toys (poke.store) National Arbitration Forum · May 2021 Open the original ↗
The line in the source
Complainant has rights in the POKMON, POK BALL, POK PLUSH, and POK DOLL marks … through its registrations with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
In English
Quote as extracted (accents dropped by the page). Word marks, not a Poké Ball shape/design mark.