Did you hear about this?

The US Patent Office kind of balked at Nintendo’s request to patent the term Wii Remote back in March.  According to GamePolitics, there’s a small television remote control manufacturer in FL that makes a device called a “WeeMote,” geared towards children, and has owned the patent to “WeeMote” since 2000.  Nintendo had some discussions with this manufacturer, Forbis Technologies.  Nintendo walked away from those talks.  The suspension was sent November 26, or at least dated then.

I did not know that.  I learn something new every day.

Here’s a PDF link to the official suspension from the USPTO.