I'm not a lawyer, but I *think* Atari only has the trademark to PONG (all caps) not: pong, Pong, pOnG, etc. Because "pong" is a Japanese work that means "to target".

Personally I wouldn't try to use it, but you might have some ground to stand on when Atari sues you (have fun ).

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