JelZe GoldRabbit wrote: Also, "Cybertrons" is used to describe the avatars instead of "Autobots", and not the planet. That may make it hard for Hasbro to make a case.
Nyancatron wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote: Also, "Cybertrons" is used to describe the avatars instead of "Autobots", and not the planet. That may make it hard for Hasbro to make a case.
Realized that the flash video contains G1 transforming sounds. Would be hard to convince a judge the correlation was accidental. It's a second infringement within the same product.
Justanormalguy wrote:That dosen't make much sense, I mean hasbro sort of invented transformers. (Yay my first post! )
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Justanormalguy wrote:That dosen't make much sense, I mean hasbro sort of invented transformers. (Yay my first post! )
Trademarks on names can expire through lack of use, or can be rendered generic through integration in common English language. Put simply, the more unique a name is, the stronger the protection will be from competitors. It doesn't matter who the name belongs to as words can't be copyrighted.
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