Hasbro has filed with the US Patent Office for a pair of very broad trademarks on the name "Go-Bots," applying to both Entertainment and Consumer Products. Pretty much everything is on the table from TV shows and movies to games and of course, toys. It's unlikely that we're going to see everything that the trademarks cover - a GoBots tabletop RPG? I don't think so - but if Hasbro were to want to create anything new for Go-Bots or even just reissue Challenge of the GoBots on DVD, this would be the first step. Keep reading for a link to the filings and a list of what exactly is covered!
Entertainment services, namely, production and distribution of motion pictures, ongoing television programs and television game shows, and an animated television series; educational and entertainment services, namely, ongoing programs in the field of children's entertainment accessible by television, satellite, radio, audio, video, electronic media and computer networks; providing news and information in the field of children's educational activities and entertainment; entertainment services, namely, providing online computer games and interactive multi player online games via global networks; fan club services; entertainment services in the nature of competitions in the field of entertainment trivia; providing computer databases, information, and websites, all featuring audio entertainment, visual entertainment and audiovisual entertainment via global computer networks; entertainment services, namely, the production of DVDs and soundtrack albums
Toys, games and playthings, namely, toy vehicles and accessories for use therewith; toy action figures and accessories for use therewith; toy playsets for use in connection with toy action figures and toy vehicles; toy vehicles and toy robots convertible into other visual toy forms; toy robots; dolls; electronic action toys; mechanical toys; toy construction sets; building toys; jigsaw puzzles; board games; parlor games; action skill games; card games; role-playing games; trading card games; hand held units for playing electronic games other than those adapted for use with an external display screen or monitor; target games; dice games
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