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From Software Files 'Dark Forest' Game Trademark

The Japanese publisher From Software filed a game trademark for "Yami no Mori" (Forest of Darkness or Dark Forest) on August 8. The trademark covers "home video game programs and DVD-ROMs encoded with home video game programs." From Software just released the action role-playing game Dark Souls, the spiritual successor to its Demon Souls game, to critical and popular acclaim this fall.

Other recently filed game trademarks include:

Nintendo

Yakuman Hō-ō (Yakuman Phoenix; Yakuman is Nintendo's mahjong game franchise)
Yakuman Shiki (Yakuman Seasons)
Nintendo 3DS Expansion Slide Pad
Nintendo 3DS Circle Pad Pro

Square Enix

Nanashi no Aru-Pre
Kakusansei Million Arthur
§Square Enix Products∞RTS
Demons' Score

Spike

Fire Pro Wrestling
Maid Paradise

[Via My Game News Flash]