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Sun Jul 10, 2011 2:00 pm

As most of you do already know, Hasbro first decided not to use the the name Airachnid for Transformers: Prime, due to fact this name was already registered by another unknown toy company. Despite all that, Hasbro did changed their minds and finally used the name once again for the Transformers: Prime character, Airachnid, in which it is successfully happened. Does that really mean that Airachnid will never get an action figure due to copyright issues, or that even that if she really did, Hasbro really needs to change her name for the toyline only, while retaining her trademark name in the cartoon only? What are your thoughts?

News Credits: 241 · Sun Jul 10, 2011 2:23 pm

Names of toys and names of TV show characters follow slightly different sets of rules. I suspect Hasbro will make use of a loophole for the name of the actual Airachnid toy, like they've done so many times in the past. Examples:

Beast Machines Noble/Savage: toy is named "Beast Changer"
Shockwave: some toys were named Shockblast

Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:42 pm

psj333 wrote:As most of you do already know, Hasbro first decided not to use the the name Airachnid for Transformers: Prime, due to fact this name was already registered by another unknown toy company. Despite all that, Hasbro did changed their minds and finally used the name once again for the Transformers: Prime character, Airachnid, in which it is successfully happened. Does that really mean that Airachnid will never get an action figure due to copyright issues, or that even that if she really did, Hasbro really needs to change her name for the toyline only, while retaining her trademark name in the cartoon only? What are your thoughts?

If hasbro/takara wanted to really make a toy out of it. they'd call it the following: Predacon Airachnid or decepticon airachnid or whatever.

News Credits: 487 · Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:44 pm

They'll probably just stick "Decepticon" on the packaging, just like they do with every character they have a name problem with. Besides, last time I checked, they had a problem with "Roadbuster". Doesn't appear to be a problem anymore.

News Credits: 1452 · Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:58 pm

Yes, the method Darth Bombshell suggests is pretty much what Hasbro's been doing with toys for the past few years. Especially with common names such as Hatchet, Brawl and Jazz.

News Credits: 37 · Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:02 pm

Autobot Ratchet, Decepticon Bludgeon, Autobot Jazz, Autobot Skids, the list goes on.

Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:46 am

It would be kinda cool to get a 1987 Tripple changer (robot,beast,vechicle) or BW Transmetal 1 voyager sized toy for TF Prime Airachnid.

To have a TF Prime airachnid toy that is voyager sized & tripple changer would be beyond cool. The spider legs would re-arange to form helicopter blades. imagine a robot mode,a spider mode & a helicopter mode.

I kinda want the toy to be voyager sized. because a deluxe sized tripple changer. would be made with less parts & tighter spaces on the toy. a voyager sized tripple changer airachnid toy would have more parts,more room,higher sculpt/detail.

News Credits: 241 · Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:21 pm

Blurrz wrote:Yes, the method Darth Bombshell suggests is pretty much what Hasbro's been doing with toys for the past few years. Especially with common names such as Hatchet, Brawl and Jazz.

But that doesn't work if the name has been claimed by another, rival toy company.

News Credits: 2 · Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:23 pm

They'll likely re-name her Blackarachnia.

News Credits: 767 · Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:30 pm

Nope it's not due to copyright or a different company having the rights to it.
The Trademark for Airachnid was not granted to Hasbro because of the following:
Not different enough from the word Arachnid for which Hasbro already had the trademark for.

News Credits: 487 · Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:45 am

Dead Metal wrote:Nope it's not due to copyright or a different company having the rights to it.
The Trademark for Airachnid was not granted to Hasbro because of the following:
Not different enough from the word Arachnid for which Hasbro already had the trademark for.

So...different spelling?