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Nintendo recently filed a trademark patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which, as you might have guessed, has been shot down. Apparently, the word "remote" is far too common and incapable of being trademarked, said a letter sent to Nintendo from the USPTO last week.

The attempt to patent the term "Wii Remote" was filed back in March by Nintendo, and even though it was denied here, Nintendo still has the ability to patent the term. It would merely require that Nintendo "disclaim" any ownership of the word "remote," except for when used with "Wii Remote."

U.S. Patent Office denies Nintendo 'Wii Remote' patent originally appeared on Nintendo Wii Fanboy on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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