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letters to retailers and have made offers to Nintendo for them to purchase the trademark. Nintendo declined the offer, stating that it "does not use and does not plan to use the Weemote trademark".
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in 2000 by Fobis Technologies. While spelled differently, the term "Weemote" is phonetically identical to "Wiimote", the unofficial term for the
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which debuted six years later in 2006. Fobis Technologies claims this to be
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The Weemote was designed for younger children to limit their ability to
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made by Fobis Technologies that was designed for young children.
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Television remote control made by Fobis Technologies
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Wii Remote

remote control
surf television channels
television channel
trademarked
Wii Remote
Nintendo's
controller
Wii
trademark infringement
cease and desist
"Fobis Technologies Weemote Kids' Remote Control"
"Weemote 2 Kids' Remote Control Review"
"Weemote Sr. Remote Control Review"
"Senior-Friendly Television Remotes"



"The Weemote vs. Wiimote Tiff"
the original



"Small Firm's Weemote Came First, But Steamrolled by Nintendo's Wiimote"
"Nintendo Comments on Weemote-Wiimote Flap; Online Retailer Pressured"
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