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HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications

HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications

Thursday, May 29th, 2008 10:31AM CDT

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Posted by: First Gen   Views: 6,711

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TF @ The Moon reports that HASBRO has put in applications to trademark more Transformers related items with the USPTO. The trademark applications are stated to be video game and computer game related. The names applied for are as follows:

RETURN OF THE DECEPTICONS
REVENGE OF THE DECEPTICONS
RETURN TO CYBERTRON
REVENGE OF UNICRON


To view the original posting along with the complete application information, click here.
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Re: HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications (710491)
Posted by backpack on May 29th, 2008 @ 10:42am CDT
hmm sounds like DVD titles to me
Re: HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications (710494)
Posted by Omega Charge on May 29th, 2008 @ 10:47am CDT
Could be, or they could be for that NetJet thing.
Re: HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications (710507)
Posted by Sunstar on May 29th, 2008 @ 11:09am CDT
I don't know how they can trademark a whole sentance.
Re: HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications (710512)
Posted by First Gen on May 29th, 2008 @ 11:15am CDT
Sunstar wrote:I don't know how they can trademark a whole sentance.


Im afraid we'll never again be able to use the words 'return' 'of' 'the' and 'revenge' without expressed written consent from HASBRO. :P
Re: HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications (710516)
Posted by imotron on May 29th, 2008 @ 11:20am CDT
Wow... that could be interested in the sense that there may be new lines, either comics, toys, coming to Transformers Universe. :-?
Re: HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications (710532)
Posted by tigertracks 24 on May 29th, 2008 @ 11:49am CDT
Sounds like movie titles like:

Transformers 2: Revenge/Return of the Decepticons ala Star Wars Return/Revenge of the Jedi type deal...
Re: HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications (710557)
Posted by omega666 on May 29th, 2008 @ 12:34pm CDT
If these are movie titles, I like Return to Cybertron. :-?
Re: HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications (710572)
Posted by ponycorn on May 29th, 2008 @ 12:46pm CDT
That "Revenge of Unicron" bit has got me nervous.

:MAD: I don't want any returning of, or revenging of Unicron in any of of the new stories.
Re: HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications (710613)
Posted by Roboto750 on May 29th, 2008 @ 1:20pm CDT
Omega Charge wrote:Could be, or they could be for that NetJet thing.


It won't be for NetJet... it has already been discontinued. Most stores that even have them are selling them at clearance now. It appears that it was a bomb. I looked into getting, but once I relaized that I wasn't buying an actual game when I bought a "key" for it, I just said the heck with it.

For those that don't know, the "keys" you would buy were, in a sense, games for the system. Though, they did not contain the actual game, only a special link to a Web site where the game could be accessed. Upon furthur inspection, Hasbro stated in the direction sheet for the system, which is viewable online, that they were not responsible for maintaining the site/server for to access these games past a certain date, after which you were pretty much screwed. Stupid concept if you ask me. :-x
Re: HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications (710614)
Posted by Omega Charge on May 29th, 2008 @ 1:24pm CDT
Roboto750 wrote:
Omega Charge wrote:Could be, or they could be for that NetJet thing.


It won't be for NetJet... it has already been discontinued. Most stores that even have them are selling them at clearance now. It appears that it was a bomb. I looked into getting, but once I relaized that I wasn't buying an actual game when I bought a "key" for it, I just said the heck with it.

For those that don't know, the "keys" you would buy were, in a sense, games for the system. Though, they did not contain the actual game, only a special link to a Web site where the game could be accessed. Upon furthur inspection, Hasbro stated in the direction sheet for the system, which is viewable online, that they were not responsible for maintaining the site/server for to access these games past a certain date, after which you were pretty much screwed. Stupid concept if you ask me. :-x


figures. Glad I never got into it.
Re: HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications (710624)
Posted by primeoptimus on May 29th, 2008 @ 1:48pm CDT
transformers 2:revenge of unicron

kinda like the sound of that :mrgreen:

but i think it could be a continuation of the g1 movie in live action,
and the characters of tf1 with some new ones.
btw,if micheal bay "damands things to be awesome" then i geuss a planet-sized monster robot should do it.
Re: HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications (710626)
Posted by Orion_Prime48 on May 29th, 2008 @ 1:49pm CDT
hmmmm they all sound like the possible title for the new movie game or maybe netjet
Re: HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications (710630)
Posted by First Gen on May 29th, 2008 @ 1:50pm CDT
ponycorn wrote:That "Revenge of Unicron" bit has got me nervous.

:MAD: I don't want any returning of, or revenging of Unicron in any of of the new stories.


And here I was thinking TRANSFORMERS: The Return and Revenge of the Decepticons on Cybertron of Unicron, would be a great title. :P
Re: HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications (710632)
Posted by primeoptimus on May 29th, 2008 @ 1:53pm CDT
First Gen wrote:TF @ The Moon reports that HASBRO has put in applications to trademark more Transformers related items with the USPTO. The trademark applications are stated to be video game and computer game related. The names applied for are as follows:

RETURN OF THE DECEPTICONS
REVENGE OF THE DECEPTICONS
RETURN TO CYBERTRON
REVENGE OF UNICRON


To view the original posting along with the complete application information, click here.



or, if you think about it the first 3 could be animated episodes of season 3-
return/revenge of the decepticons:could be the s3 pilot
return to cybertron-the repair crew could go to cybertron for the first time in the show outside of a flashback
Re: HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications (710933)
Posted by First-Aid on May 29th, 2008 @ 6:06pm CDT
Defnintely movie subtitles. TF2- Return of the Decepticons. No matter what anyone says, more and more evidence seems to lean towards that "fake script treatment"...
Re: HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications (710939)
Posted by Tekka on May 29th, 2008 @ 6:10pm CDT
Interesting. For the movie game for TF2 perhaps? It would be developed around the same time as the movie wouldn't it?

It could possibly mean that we may be seeing Unicron in the movie.

Just throwing that out there.

...8D

Even though we haven't seen Unicron yet so he wouldn't be having revenge for anything we know about. Or you never know, it might be for a completely standalone game based on the movie.

Anything's possible.
Re: HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications (710978)
Posted by Autobot Snake Eyes on May 29th, 2008 @ 7:03pm CDT
Cool!
Re: HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications (711226)
Posted by emeraldbeacon on May 30th, 2008 @ 2:53am CDT
Heck - these could be names for online mini-games on the Cartoon Network website. Some might be Movie related, others could be based on the Universe or Animated lines. They might even have a retro-themed game, set in the G1, Beast Wars, RID, or AEC Universe (Revenge of Unicron sounds like it would fit well in the latter).
Re: HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications (711242)
Posted by Skice on May 30th, 2008 @ 4:32am CDT
First Gen wrote:
Sunstar wrote:I don't know how they can trademark a whole sentance.


Im afraid we'll never again be able to use the words 'return' 'of' 'the' and 'revenge' without expressed written consent from HASBRO. :P

Damn! there goes the title for my new movie "The Return of the Revenge". Thanks a lot Hasbro! :P
Re: HASBRO going after more Trademark Applications (711414)
Posted by tigertracks 24 on May 30th, 2008 @ 11:29am CDT
Trademarked under video game category I believe, so yeah, not likely movies.
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