he has contributed as… Nintendo is known to be no stranger to protecting its assets or taking action if it feels another entity is encroaching, but this time, a small supermarket in Costa Rica ...

In Costa Rica, the term “super” is often used as shorthand for “supermarket.” What began as a routine trademark registration process turned into a clash of the titans when Nintendo of America filed an ...

In brief: A small supermarket in Costa Rica has emerged victorious in an unlikely legal battle against video game giant Nintendo over the use of the iconic "Super Mario" name. The unassuming ...

Ian Walker loves exploring niche communities and researching the development of classic video games. The owner of the Super Mario grocery store in San Ramón, Costa Rica claimed victory over ...

Nintendo—a company that's famously litigious ... other games—took one to the chin recently after a supermarket in Costa Rica, named "Super Mario" after its owner Don José Mario Alfaro ...

When Mario’s son, Charlito, attempted to renew the registration last year, Nintendo’s legal team intervened, claiming the name infringed upon its Super Mario trademark. However, Costa Rica’s ...

thanking his legal counsel and the Costa Rican Investor Chamber for their support. At the time of writing, Nintendo has not commented or issued a statement on the matter.

Costa Rica's trademark authority, the National Register, ended up siding with the local supermarket as although Nintendo has trademarked 'Super Mario' under various categories, supermarkets and ...

Nintendo is famously litigious, and even recently went after a supermarket in Costa Rica that had the name Super Mario (and lost). The Japanese gaming publisher probably would have gone after Lost ...

has concluded its visit to Costa Rica with a stark warning: freedom of expression and... A small Costa Rican supermarket has emerged victorious from a legal battle against the renowned video game ...