In brief: A small supermarket in Costa Rica has emerged victorious in an unlikely legal battle against video game giant Nintendo over the use of the iconic "Super Mario" name. The unassuming ...

When Mario’s son, Charlito, attempted to renew the registration last year, Nintendo’s legal team intervened, claiming the name infringed upon its Super Mario trademark. However, Costa Rica’s ...

Nintendo is famously litigious, and even recently went after a supermarket in Costa Rica that had the name Super Mario (and lost). The Japanese gaming publisher probably would have gone after Lost ...

has concluded its visit to Costa Rica with a stark warning: freedom of expression and... A small Costa Rican supermarket has emerged victorious from a legal battle against the renowned video game ...

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A small supermarket in Costa Rica named Super Mario came under fire from Nintendo, with the video game giant claiming that the supermarket using that name was copyright infringement. Nintendo has ...

Costa Rica generates nearly all its electricity from renewables. To boot, it’s the reliable 24/7 type that factories that run ...