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*[[2019 Nintendo, Microsoft data breach case‎]]: This case involved the hacking of Nintendo and Microsoft's private networks.
 
*[[2019 Nintendo, Microsoft data breach case‎]]: This case involved the hacking of Nintendo and Microsoft's private networks.
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*[[Anascape, Ltd. v. Nintendo of America, Inc.]]
  
 
*[[Atari Games Corp. v. Nintendo of America Inc.]]: This was related to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]'s lock-out system known as the 10NES (part of the "[[Checking Integrated Circuit]]" or CIC), where Atari Games were accused of copying it, and the theft of its source code. This lead to an unlicensed "Rabbit" chip, the workings of which companies exploited for their own unlicensed games.
 
*[[Atari Games Corp. v. Nintendo of America Inc.]]: This was related to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]'s lock-out system known as the 10NES (part of the "[[Checking Integrated Circuit]]" or CIC), where Atari Games were accused of copying it, and the theft of its source code. This lead to an unlicensed "Rabbit" chip, the workings of which companies exploited for their own unlicensed games.
  
 
*[[DMA Design Limited v. Pixar Animation Studios]]: After the [[Nintendo]] published [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] game [[Uniracers]] was released, Pixar Animation Studios claimed that the unicycle design was an infringement of the unicycle featured in the 1987 short film [[wikipedia:Red's Dream|Red's Dream]]. Pixar Animation Studios won the case, meaning Nintendo had to cease production of new Uniracers games.
 
*[[DMA Design Limited v. Pixar Animation Studios]]: After the [[Nintendo]] published [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] game [[Uniracers]] was released, Pixar Animation Studios claimed that the unicycle design was an infringement of the unicycle featured in the 1987 short film [[wikipedia:Red's Dream|Red's Dream]]. Pixar Animation Studios won the case, meaning Nintendo had to cease production of new Uniracers games.
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*[[General Elec. Co. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd.]]
  
 
*[[List of domain name lawsuits|Domain name lawsuits]]
 
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*[[Nintendo of America, Inc. v. NTDEC]]: This case involved NTDEC ("Nintendo Electronic Co."), who infringed on the Nintendo trademark and produced pirated [[wikipedia:Taiwan|Taiwanese]] Nintendo games. When these games were distributed to the [[wikipedia:United States|United States]], it lead to a lawsuit which Nintendo of America won.
 
*[[Nintendo of America, Inc. v. NTDEC]]: This case involved NTDEC ("Nintendo Electronic Co."), who infringed on the Nintendo trademark and produced pirated [[wikipedia:Taiwan|Taiwanese]] Nintendo games. When these games were distributed to the [[wikipedia:United States|United States]], it lead to a lawsuit which Nintendo of America won.
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*[[Roccaforte v. Nintendo of America, Inc.]]
  
 
*[[Seattle Mariners]] originally formed following a lawsuit before eventually being purchased by [[Nintendo]].{{which}}
 
*[[Seattle Mariners]] originally formed following a lawsuit before eventually being purchased by [[Nintendo]].{{which}}
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*[[States of NY and Md. v. Nintendo of America, Inc.]]
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*[[States of Norway and Germany v. Nintendo]]
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*[[Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd.]]: Universal City Studios, Inc. unsuccessfully claimed that Nintendo's game [[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]] was an infringement of [[wikipedia:King Kong|King Kong]]. The ruling was that King Kong's plot/characters were in [[wikipedia:public domain|public domain]], so Nintendo won the case. It is also considered that the namesake of the [[Kirby series|Kirby]] is inspired by [[John Kirby]]; an attorney for Nintendo during this case.
 
*[[Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd.]]: Universal City Studios, Inc. unsuccessfully claimed that Nintendo's game [[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]] was an infringement of [[wikipedia:King Kong|King Kong]]. The ruling was that King Kong's plot/characters were in [[wikipedia:public domain|public domain]], so Nintendo won the case. It is also considered that the namesake of the [[Kirby series|Kirby]] is inspired by [[John Kirby]]; an attorney for Nintendo during this case.
 
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  • Nintendo of America, Inc. v. NTDEC: This case involved NTDEC ("Nintendo Electronic Co."), who infringed on the Nintendo trademark and produced pirated Taiwanese Nintendo games. When these games were distributed to the United States, it lead to a lawsuit which Nintendo of America won.


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