and sometimes just straight-up other games—took one to the chin recently after a supermarket in Costa Rica, named "Super Mario" after its owner Don José Mario Alfaro González, won a legal ...

When Jose Mario Alfaro Gonzalez tried to trademark the name of his supermarket chain 'Super Mario,' Nintendo ... I am very happy that we have won the Costa Rican trademark registration proceedings ...

claiming the name infringed upon its Super Mario trademark. However, Costa Rica’s trademark authority, the National Register, ruled in favour of the supermarket, noting that Nintendo’s ...

That wasn’t the case for a small supermarket in San Ramón, Costa Rica, which was hit by a lawsuit from Nintendo last year for naming their store ‘Super Mario’. Incredibly though ...

That action attracted the attention of the Japanese media conglomerate which decided to pursue the modest shop in Costa Rica. Posting on Super Mario’s Facebook page, Carlos ‘Charlito ...

The National Register, Costa Rica's trademark authority, ruled in favor of the "Super Mario" supermarket, suggesting Nintendo does not hold trademark rights for grocery stores. The loss for ...