HOT TOYS, HOT WHEELS AND HOT POCKETS IN A LEGAL BATTLE OVER COPYRIGHT OF THE WORD 'HOT' !!
BREAKING NEWS:
HOT TOYS, HOT WHEELS AND HOT POCKETS IN A LEGAL BATTLE OVER COPYRIGHT OF THE WORD 'HOT' !!
The ToyFarce News legal team came across an interesting paper this week, while working safely from home to avoid the current global pandemic. It looks like 3 major brands are headed to court over the copyright of a very popular word, or should we say a 'hot word' (pun absolutely intended), which would see the 3 brands fight over the actual word 'Hot'!
Hot Toys, the Hong Kong based high-end figure manufacturer was the first to request a copyright over the word 'Hot', which was then constested by Hot Wheels, the American die-cast toy car brand, introduced by the American toy maker Mattel in 1968. After that, Hot Wheels tried to secure the copyright for themselves, but it was contested again, this time by Hot Pockets, the American giant brand behing the microwaveable sandwiches/turnovers that took the continent by storm with their pastries filled with cheese, meat and vegetables. The 3 brands have been fighting over the term ever since, in order to prove to the world who is more worthy of the word 'Hot'.
If the judge rules that only one of the brand can have the term, it would lead to the other ones having to rename their brands, after years of building a reputation around that name:
-For example, Hot Toys would have to change their name to 'Room-temperature Toys', or even 'Cold Toys', considering the release date being always delayed and very far from the announcements.
-Hot Wheels would have to find a new name as well, 'Small Wheels', 'Mild Wheels'... still does not have the charm and prestige that the name 'Hot Wheels' brought to the table.
-Hot Pocket could have to rename as well if the judge rules that none of them gets to own the term, which would lead to 'Filled pockets' or 'Meat pockets' and would probably see a decrease in their sales as well. Their slogan and melody, as made famous by Jim Gaffigan, would never sound the same... "Filled pockeeeets".
We will keep you updated on the subject as soon as we get more information about it.
ToyFarce News wish all of you to stay healthy, safe, work remotely whenever possible and please, PLEASE, stop buying all the toilet paper. We're soon running out of paper to print those news on!
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