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Ayaneo Flip is less Steam Deck and more Nintendo DS (www.pcgamesn.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't think you can trademark an abbreviation just by itself, right? DS could stand for a multitude of things, so they would be hard pressed to try and prove how it couldn't mean anything else but a (Nintendo) DS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I think the general likeness of the product and intended use plays a large part when it comes to lawsuits regarding trademarks etc..

Consider this product:

It's a gaming console
It's dual screen
It's clamshell
It has the abbreviation "DS" in their model name, hinting at dual screens.

Compare that to a fictional product, an European rustbucket of a car: the Centaur Avante DS 340.

Is not a gaming console
Doesn't have dual screen
Is not clamshell
Has the abbreviation "DS" in their model name, hinting at "Direct Steering" since it's the model without powersteering.

I think this product would be more at risk of being sued by Nintendo rather than the fictional car manufacturer...