Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Holiday Toys Protected by Patents and Trademarks

With the new Star Wars movie setting attendance records, Star Wars toys are popular gifts during this holiday season. As to be expected, patent and trademark protection was sought when they were created. A sampling of design patents include Boba Fett (D264109), Yoda (D265754), Hoth Stormtrooper (D265332) and Jabba the Hutt (D277211) to name a few.  Trademarks range from film names like the Empire Strikes Back to character names like Luke Skywalker now even used on wine products (Skywalker Vineyards).