An outfit has signed up the term “Sexbox” at the US Patent and Trademark Office and will probably be sending the legal eagles at Microsoft into a spin.

The company, Silicon Xtal have designed a box which it says is a video gaming system console comprised of computer hardware with unique user controls which plays interactive Adult Only rated (AO) video game software titles.

“It has proprietary software and firmware that provides access to associated AO content and entertainment in all other digital forms ex: audio, video, HDTV, DVD, online, gaming, social networking, webcams, video on demand, downloading, movie rentals, purchases, stores, advertising, interactive adult communities, massive multiplayer online games and emerging markets in one or any combination of these and more as technology evolves,” the Trademark Application says.

Silicon Xtal says Apple and Microsoft have used its circuit designs and its web site is not the sort of place you would expect to see a porn console maker.  However it looks like the outfit has just seen a niche and wants to exploit it. Microsoft has a bit of a history of taking on companies who use names which are close to its trademarks, so we would think that Silicon Xtal might have a bit of a fight on its hands.  Remember "Lindows"?