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Cake day: July 14th, 2023

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  • Nintendo has a lot of active “super mario” trademarks with the USPTO, 79259975 includes the following:

    G & S: IC 030: Tea; tea-based beverages; coffee; coffee-based beverages; cocoa; cocoa-based beverages; pastries; candy; ice cream; cookies; chocolate; popcorn; chewing gum; bread; buns; sandwiches; pizzas; pies; cakes; frozen yogurt confections; pancakes; crackers; mints for breath freshening; seasonings; ketchup; dressings for salad; cereal bars; oatmeal; corn flakes; noodles; pasta sauce.

    https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search

    This would limit the supermarket from carrying their own store brand product lines for these product types.

    Off the top of my head I can confirm my supermarket stocks their own brand of :

    Tea; coffee; cocoa; pastries; candy; ice cream; cookies; chocolate; bread; buns; pies; cakes; seasonings; dressings for salad; cereal bars; oatmeal; corn flakes; pasta sauce.

    Admittedly my local is part of a large chain so this may not be typical but even independent supermarkets in my area tend to repackage bulk candies and chocolate under their own label.













  • I just had a look at their offer and it has a few issues.

    • Customers can’t resell a game license until 90 days after its release day and 7 days after their purchase (whichever is later).
    • The option to list a license for sale may be revoked if the publisher delists the title
    • The resale price is 100% of the current store price for the title but the reseller recieves only a 25% “resale commission”.
    • This commission can be paid as store currency “IRON” or credited to your original payment method for a fee. If your original payment method has expired then only IRON is available.

    https://help.robotcache.com/hc/en-us/articles/360029179691-Resale-Policy

    So they keep 75% of resale revenue, the purchaser doesn’t see any discounts, and it can’t be used to access delisted games?

    Its a bit of a monkey paw.