quincy
Senior Member
Jhon, your thread on copyright infringement apparently was reported or deleted. You asked about the copyright on the "Pokeball."
Simple designs like circles and squares are not eligible for copyright protection. Because the pokeball design is made up of simple concentric circles, the design is offered no copyright protection.
The Pokémon characters, however, are all copyright protected as are all of the Pokémon films and books and music and commercial packaging and other Pokémon original and creative works.
What prevents others from using without permission the Pokeball design is Nintendo of America, Inc. Corporation and their trademarks on all things Pokémon, including the Pokeball design and Pokémon GO design, and the word marks Pokémon and Pokémon GO.
To market anything Pokémon-related without permission (a license) from the rights-holder is likely to result in the receipt of a cease and desist letter, and a possible seizure of any goods using the Pokeball design or Pokémon characters, and a possible trademark infringement lawsuit.
Simple designs like circles and squares are not eligible for copyright protection. Because the pokeball design is made up of simple concentric circles, the design is offered no copyright protection.
The Pokémon characters, however, are all copyright protected as are all of the Pokémon films and books and music and commercial packaging and other Pokémon original and creative works.
What prevents others from using without permission the Pokeball design is Nintendo of America, Inc. Corporation and their trademarks on all things Pokémon, including the Pokeball design and Pokémon GO design, and the word marks Pokémon and Pokémon GO.
To market anything Pokémon-related without permission (a license) from the rights-holder is likely to result in the receipt of a cease and desist letter, and a possible seizure of any goods using the Pokeball design or Pokémon characters, and a possible trademark infringement lawsuit.
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