Which trademarks does Amiga Corporation own?

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Amiga Corporation owns four trademarks named on amiga.com: Amiga, the Boing Ball logo, the slanted A logo, and the checkmark logo. According to the site, these marks belong to Amiga Corporation and may be registered internationally. That means you should treat all four as protected brand assets and get authorization before using them.

The four trademarks at a glance

Trademark What it refers to
Amiga The brand name itself
Boing Ball logo The red-and-white checkered sphere design long associated with Amiga
Slanted A logo The stylized letter "A" mark
Checkmark logo The checkmark-style Amiga mark

What the page actually says

The amiga.com page states that "Amiga, the Boing Ball logo, the slanted A logo, and the checkmark logo are trademarks of Amiga Corporation and may be registered internationally."

Three points follow from that sentence:

  • Ownership is explicit. All four marks are attributed to Amiga Corporation, not to a licensee or a third party.
  • Registration may extend beyond one country. The phrase "may be registered internationally" signals that protection is not necessarily limited to a single jurisdiction.
  • The list is the one given on the page. The site names these four marks; it does not present a longer catalog of logos or word marks.

What this means if you want to use them

Because the marks are claimed by Amiga Corporation and may be registered in multiple countries, using any of them — in a product name, a logo, merchandise, a fan project, or marketing material — requires permission from the rights holder. The page itself does not describe a licensing process, permitted uses, or exceptions, so authorization has to come from Amiga Corporation directly.

A practical way to think about it: if your project would display the Boing Ball, the slanted A, the checkmark, or the word "Amiga" in a way that could suggest an official connection, that is the point where you need to confirm rights rather than assume they are free to use.

Common points of confusion

  • "It's just a retro logo." Age does not remove trademark protection. The page treats these as current marks of Amiga Corporation.
  • "It's only registered in one country." The page says the marks "may be registered internationally," so do not assume a single-jurisdiction limit.
  • "The page lists everything." The statement covers the four marks named above. It is not a complete legal inventory of every asset the company may hold.

For anything beyond general awareness — such as licensing terms, permitted fan use, or jurisdiction-specific rules — check with Amiga Corporation or a qualified trademark professional, since amiga.com does not spell out those details.