{"id":11797,"date":"2019-01-14T20:09:34","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T02:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=11797"},"modified":"2019-01-14T20:09:34","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T02:09:34","slug":"spin-master-and-alpha-group-resolve-patent-disputes-relating-to-award-winning-bakugan-toy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/01\/14\/spin-master-and-alpha-group-resolve-patent-disputes-relating-to-award-winning-bakugan-toy\/","title":{"rendered":"Spin Master and Alpha Group Resolve Patent Disputes Relating to Award-Winning Bakugan\u00ae Toy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"xn-location\">TORONTO<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 14, 2019<\/span>\u00a0\/PRNewswire\/ &#8211; Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spinmaster.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.spinmaster.com<\/a>) and Alpha Group Co., Ltd. of\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Guangzhou<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Guangdong, P.R. China<\/span>, are pleased to announce that their disputes in\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span>, the\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">United Kingdom<\/span>, and\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>\u00a0regarding transformable toys have been resolved amicably.\u00a0 Among the terms of settlement are Alpha Group&#8217;s agreement not to sell, after January\u00a031, 2019, the\u00a0<i>Screechers Wild!<\/i>\u00a0products identified in the three cases in the three countries subject to the settled disputes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very proud of the innovative technology behind the Bakugan products,&#8221;\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Chris Harrs<\/span>, General Counsel, Spin Master Corp. &#8220;Spin Master has a history and reputation for enforcing our intellectual property and we will continue to vigorously protect our rights where necessary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Spin Master filed and obtained world-wide patents to protect the transformation mechanism associated with its award winning and successful Bakugan\u00ae toys. Spin Master takes great care to protect its innovative transforming technology in major territories around the world. Spin Master currently has outstanding law suits filed against Mattel in\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">The United States<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>\u00a0alleging Mattel&#8217;s Mecard product infringes the Bakugan technology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11798\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Comics1.jpg?resize=640%2C360\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Comics1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Comics1.jpg?resize=150%2C84 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Comics1.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Comics1.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Comics1.jpg?w=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO,\u00a0Jan. 14, 2019\u00a0\/PRNewswire\/ &#8211; Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY;\u00a0www.spinmaster.com) and Alpha Group Co., Ltd. of\u00a0Guangzhou,\u00a0Guangdong, P.R. China, are pleased to announce that their disputes&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[377,69,80],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Comics3.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16286,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/04\/23\/spin-master-wins-bakugan-patent-case-in-china\/","url_meta":{"origin":11797,"position":0},"title":"Spin Master Wins &#8220;Bakugan&#8221; Patent Case in China","author":"DiRT","date":"April 23, 2019","format":"image","excerpt":"Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY;\u00a0www.spinmaster.com), a leading global children's entertainment company, announced today that it has recently received a final judgement in its favour in a patent case against Suzhou HONGTU Film Animation Co., Ltd. (\"Hongtu\").\u00a0 Spin Master succeeded in its claim that Hongtu infringed Spin Master's Bakugan patent with its\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;That New Toy Smell&quot;","block_context":{"text":"That New Toy Smell","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/category\/tnts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_Introduces_a_New_Generation_of_Kids_to_B.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_Introduces_a_New_Generation_of_Kids_to_B.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_Introduces_a_New_Generation_of_Kids_to_B.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_Introduces_a_New_Generation_of_Kids_to_B.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_Introduces_a_New_Generation_of_Kids_to_B.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11828,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/01\/16\/spin-master-reveals-new-revved-up-monster-jam-toy-line\/","url_meta":{"origin":11797,"position":1},"title":"Spin Master reveals new revved up Monster Jam\u00ae toy line","author":"DiRT","date":"January 16, 2019","format":"image","excerpt":"In Partnership with Feld Entertainment, Spin Master's New Monster Jam Trucks are the Real Deal TORONTO,\u00a0Jan. 15, 2019\u00a0\/PRNewswire\/ -\u00a0Spin Master Corp.\u00a0(TSX:TOY;\u00a0www.spinmaster.com), a leading global children's entertainment company, is launching a revved up line of Monster Jam\u00ae\u00a0toys, commencing a 10-year licensing partnership with Feld Entertainment Inc. (www.feldentertainment.com). Spin Master is the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;That New Toy Smell&quot;","block_context":{"text":"That New Toy Smell","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/category\/tnts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_reveals_new_revved_up_Monster_Jam__toy_l-3.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_reveals_new_revved_up_Monster_Jam__toy_l-3.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_reveals_new_revved_up_Monster_Jam__toy_l-3.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_reveals_new_revved_up_Monster_Jam__toy_l-3.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_reveals_new_revved_up_Monster_Jam__toy_l-3.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11268,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/12\/22\/spin-master-introduces-a-new-generation-of-kids-to-bakugan\/","url_meta":{"origin":11797,"position":2},"title":"Spin Master Introduces a New Generation of Kids to Bakugan","author":"DiRT","date":"December 22, 2018","format":"image","excerpt":"Reimagined Franchise Includes New Cartoon Network Anime Series, Innovative Toy Line and Organized Tournaments TORONTO,\u00a0Dec. 22, 2018\u00a0\/PRNewswire\/ -\u00a0Spin Master Ltd.\u00a0(TSX: TOY;\u00a0www.spinmaster.com) is reigniting the brawling excitement of \"BAKUGAN\", the global phenomenon that captured kids imaginations a decade ago, with the launch of a newly-evolved anime series, innovative toy line, card\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;That New Toy Smell&quot;","block_context":{"text":"That New Toy Smell","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/category\/tnts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_Introduces_a_New_Generation_of_Kids_to_B.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_Introduces_a_New_Generation_of_Kids_to_B.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_Introduces_a_New_Generation_of_Kids_to_B.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_Introduces_a_New_Generation_of_Kids_to_B.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_Introduces_a_New_Generation_of_Kids_to_B.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12895,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/02\/15\/spin-master-introduces-explosive-entertainment-and-innovative-play-with-2019-product-portfolio\/","url_meta":{"origin":11797,"position":3},"title":"Spin Master Introduces Explosive Entertainment and Innovative Play with 2019 Product Portfolio","author":"Dave Napitupulu","date":"February 15, 2019","format":"image","excerpt":"Award-Winning Children's Entertainment Company Showcases Diverse Range of Toys, Entertainment and Games at the North American International Toy Fair TORONTO,\u00a0Feb. 15, 2019\u00a0\/CNW\/ - Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY,\u00a0www.spinmaster.com), a leading global children's entertainment company, will reveal its most diverse portfolio of innovative toys, games, products and entertainment properties at the upcoming\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;That New Toy Smell&quot;","block_context":{"text":"That New Toy Smell","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/category\/tnts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_Introduces_Explosive_Entertainment_and_I.jpg?fit=1088%2C992&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_Introduces_Explosive_Entertainment_and_I.jpg?fit=1088%2C992&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_Introduces_Explosive_Entertainment_and_I.jpg?fit=1088%2C992&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_Introduces_Explosive_Entertainment_and_I.jpg?fit=1088%2C992&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_Introduces_Explosive_Entertainment_and_I.jpg?fit=1088%2C992&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12284,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/01\/26\/spin-master-wins-in-three-categories-at-the-uk-toy-of-the-year-awards\/","url_meta":{"origin":11797,"position":4},"title":"Spin Master Wins in Three Categories at the UK Toy of the Year Awards","author":"DiRT","date":"January 26, 2019","format":"image","excerpt":"PAW Patrol\u00ae and Jumanji Receive Global Industry Recognition TORONTO,\u00a0Jan. 25, 2019\u00a0\/PRNewswire\/ -\u00a0Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY;\u00a0www.spinmaster.com)\u00a0a leading global children's entertainment company, took home top honors for its innovative products at the Toy Industry Awards \u00a0presented by the British Toy & Hobby Association (BTHA) and the Toy Retailers Association\u00a0on\u00a0January 22, 2019. The\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;That New Toy Smell&quot;","block_context":{"text":"That New Toy Smell","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/category\/tnts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_Wins_in_Three_Categories_at_the_UK_Toy_o.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_Wins_in_Three_Categories_at_the_UK_Toy_o.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_Wins_in_Three_Categories_at_the_UK_Toy_o.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_Wins_in_Three_Categories_at_the_UK_Toy_o.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Spin_Master_Spin_Master_Wins_in_Three_Categories_at_the_UK_Toy_o.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11274,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/12\/22\/spin-master-announces-three-year-toy-licensing-agreement-for-dc\/","url_meta":{"origin":11797,"position":5},"title":"Spin Master Announces Three-Year Toy Licensing Agreement for DC","author":"DiRT","date":"December 22, 2018","format":"image","excerpt":"New Partnership gives Spin Master the rights to the iconic DC brand in the Boy's Action category and feature film releases beginning Spring 2020 TORONTO,\u00a0Dec. 22, 2018\u00a0\/PRNewswire\/ -\u00a0Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY;\u00a0www.spinmaster.com), a leading global children's entertainment company, announced today that it has entered into a three-year global licensing agreement with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;I Need Comics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"I Need Comics","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/category\/i-need-comics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Comics2.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Comics2.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Comics2.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Comics2.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Comics2.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11797"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11797"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11797\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11800,"href":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11797\/revisions\/11800"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}