Is Ping Pong really a Trademark? (1)

Is Ping Pong really a Trademark?
by Carlos Van Ezbegela 20 years ago

The following message (subject: Is Ping Pong really a Trademark?) was posted by Carlos Van Ezbegela , on 12/31/2004 11:38:11 AM:

<<<<<<<<<The true origin of Table Tennis is largely unknown, although forms of the sport have been documented as early as the late 1800s in England. The sport started becoming popular around the world in the early 1900s. During this time, the official name of the sport was changed from Ping-Pong™ to table tennis. This was due to copyright conflicts with Parker Brothers, who owned the rights to the name and game of Ping-Pong™. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

This information provided is not accurate and vague and seems to be misleading Ping-Pong and Table Tennis was two separate games and sports. Only in the USA there was a conflict. Parker Brothers had a registration in the USA only and had “so called rights” in the USA. Ping-Pong is a game. Ping-Pong and Table Tennis have been synonymous from as early as and even before 1901. Distortion of history to say that Ping Pong is a trademark is an insult to the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Rights World Wide (WIPO). Intellectual Property Attorneys around the world laugh at this one. Many books were written on how to play Ping Pong as well as Table Tennis. The rules were very similar with both games. The rules became unified after the 1930s.

Here are a few questions by who was the official name of the sport changed please provide evidence? How did the so-called mark holder enforce their registration please provide evidence? Define what is Ping Pong a trademark for? In what other countries is Ping Pong a so-called Trademark please provide evidence? Why is Table Tennis not a Trademark?

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