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Naming App After Copyrighted Game Characters
<p>I happened to name an app I wrote after a kind of Pokemon, it wasn't on purpose. The app isn't a game and has nothing to do with Pokemon. Am I at risk of being sued for copyright infringement? </p>

<p>Pokemon names are trademarks by Nintendo.</p>

<p>Trademarks prevent other people from using names/logos etc. so that consumers dont mistake someone else for the logo owner.</p>

<p>However, the exclusivity that a trademark gives the trademark owner is limited to the industry that the trademark is registered to.</p>

<p>So you cant make a game called "The Pikachu Game", because the name's trademark probably extends to all video games.</p>

<p>But if you make a business app? You might get away with it. </p>

<p>So it boils down to how similar your product is to anything Nintendo makes. </p>
