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 Nov 17 2008, 07:49 PM
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 The Weirdest Fan Experience Group: Citizen Posts: 1,347 Joined: 28-June 02 Member No.: 1,148  |
These just cropped up on the US government patent and trademark site. Hasbro is applying to register the following trademarks...
Rom the Spaceknight for toys: http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=...;entry=76694074 Rom the Spaceknight for entertainment services (TV shows, etc): http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=...;entry=76694073 Rom the Spaceknight for printed goods: http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=...;entry=76694075 Rom the Spaceknight for.. uh... I'm not entirely sure, but the category is normally used for video games: http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=...;entry=76694079 There are also four more applications that mirror these, but are just "Rom" instead of "Rom the Spaceknight". Rom for toys: http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=...;entry=76694078 Rom for entertainment services: http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=...;entry=76694076 Rom for printed goods: http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=...;entry=76694077 Rom for (possibly) video games: http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=...;entry=76694071 For anyone who is confused, this is Rom. --------------------  |
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Nov 17 2008, 08:05 PM
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 Regular or unleaded? Group: Citizen Posts: 3,959 Joined: 28-September 03 Member No.: 3,634 |
For the love of CRAP, please let this somehow lead to an ESSENTIAL ROM.
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Nov 17 2008, 08:14 PM
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 Animated Battletrap is aduoable! Group: Forum Moderator Posts: 34,051 Joined: 18-June 03 From: Westlake, OH Member No.: 3,012 |
Oh did this finally get figured out?
Last I heard Toy Biz wanted to use ROM in Marvel Legends but the trademark was tied up or no one knew who owned it or something. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-wildride.gif) --------------------  |
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Nov 17 2008, 08:15 PM
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 He knows changes aren't permanent. But change is. Group: Citizen Posts: 3,668 Joined: 12-January 02 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 237 |
Oh...your...god.
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Nov 17 2008, 08:24 PM
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 Not Cybertron Metroplex or Mudflap Group: Citizen Posts: 2,880 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Coppell, TX Member No.: 7,220 Faction: Free Agent |
QUOTE(MrBlud @ Nov 17 2008, 07:14 PM)  Oh did this finally get figured out? Last I heard Toy Biz wanted to use ROM in Marvel Legends but the trademark was tied up or no one knew who owned it or something. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-wildride.gif) I'm betting the problem was that the comic was made to advertise the ROM toy, which was made by Parker Brothers, which is owned by Hasbro. As such, shouldn't this be in General? This post has been edited by FortMax: Nov 17 2008, 08:25 PM -------------------- QUOTE(Hasbro) Paramount Home Entertainment will be releasing RANSFORMERS CYBERTRON on 9.13.05  |
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Nov 17 2008, 08:35 PM
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 Ace Robot Attorney Group: Citizen Posts: 22,062 Joined: 13-April 04 From: Findlay, OH. Member No.: 4,424 Faction: Free Agent |
Rom's a comic character, so...
Also, cool. I guess. I don't really know Rom. At all. --------------------  Thanks, StarSaber! |
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Nov 17 2008, 09:20 PM
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 pwn4ge is forever Group: Citizen Posts: 11,252 Joined: 9-February 02 Member No.: 633 |
It is the 30th anniversary, but... are there that many people who care? -------------------- The TFWiki: when just five Infernos aren't enough. http://www.tfwiki.net
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Nov 17 2008, 10:26 PM
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Group: MORON Posts: 0 Joined: 23-December 06 From: Ohio Member No.: 9,661 Faction: Decepticon |
lots of Marvel Fans, who have wanted to see the spaceknights resurrected in comic and toy form.
that, and Hasbro owns Marvel Legends, so could we see a ML Rom in the near future? |
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Nov 18 2008, 12:55 AM
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...No f***in' way. I don't believe it. That said, I'd love to see a ML Rom.
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Nov 18 2008, 04:55 AM
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 I'm a Veronica man. Group: Citizen Posts: 2,133 Joined: 22-June 05 Member No.: 6,714 |
Here's hoping they can use the Dire Wraiths as well -- since Rom is pretty much useless without them.
My bet is someone wanted the film rights -- or Hasbro's looking to sell them. It seems like too much effort just for a Marvel Legends figure -- why would you even bother to untangle that legal mess without something as big as a film in the works? Not to mention all those trademarks -- computer game? print? Sounds like they're gearing up for a film! Not a film where they're expecting an enormous amount of merchandising potential though -- or you'd expect even more Trademarks. --Boltax. (Maybe it'll be a Marvel/Hasbro joint venture... whatever the case, we need the damned wraiths.) This post has been edited by Boltax: Nov 18 2008, 04:58 AM -------------------- |
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Nov 18 2008, 05:15 AM
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 Group: Citizen Posts: 2,508 Joined: 18-July 03 From: Australia Member No.: 3,210 Faction: Autobot |
QUOTE(Boltax @ Nov 18 2008, 04:55 AM) Here's hoping they can use the Dire Wraiths as well -- since Rom is pretty much useless without them. My bet is someone wanted the film rights -- or Hasbro's looking to sell them. It seems like too much effort just for a Marvel Legends figure -- why would you even bother to untangle that legal mess without something as big as a film in the works? Not to mention all those trademarks -- computer game? print? Sounds like they're gearing up for a film! Not a film where they're expecting an enormous amount of merchandising potential though -- or you'd expect even more Trademarks. --Boltax. (Maybe it'll be a Marvel/Hasbro joint venture... whatever the case, we need the damned wraiths.) Dire wraiths might still be Marvel, as Toy Biz did a figure. |
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Nov 18 2008, 06:20 AM
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Regular or unleaded? Group: Citizen Posts: 3,959 Joined: 28-September 03 Member No.: 3,634 |
The Dire Wraiths were a Marvel creation, so there shouldn't be any sort of issue with them. I'm fairly sure they've made several appearances in other comics since Rom ended. (Fun fact: Dire Wraiths are magic Skrulls. True!)
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Nov 18 2008, 06:53 AM
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I'm a Veronica man. Group: Citizen Posts: 2,133 Joined: 22-June 05 Member No.: 6,714 |
QUOTE(Chris McFeely @ Nov 18 2008, 06:20 AM) The Dire Wraiths were a Marvel creation, so there shouldn't be any sort of issue with them. I'm fairly sure they've made several appearances in other comics since Rom ended. (Fun fact: Dire Wraiths are magic Skrulls. True!) Yeah, that's the problem though, innit? HASBRO is registering these trademarks... but do THEY own the Dire Wraiths? The NAME Dire Wraith came from Parker Brothers... so there's a bit of legal ambiguity there. But what's the use of Rom, in terms of fiction, if he doesn't have the Wraiths? It makes it seem strange that they're doing these multi-media trademarks. --Boltax. -------------------- |
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Nov 18 2008, 07:08 AM
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Regular or unleaded? Group: Citizen Posts: 3,959 Joined: 28-September 03 Member No.: 3,634 |
Oh. Yes. Ha! I forgot what we were even talking about... I was thinking about the viability of an Essential Rom! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-fire.gif)
(SERIOUSLY, MAKE IT HUGGING HAPPEN.) This post has been edited by Chris McFeely: Nov 18 2008, 07:09 AM -------------------- |
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Nov 18 2008, 08:19 AM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 323 Joined: 18-March 06 Member No.: 8,015 Faction: Autobot |
QUOTE(Thylacine2000 @ Nov 17 2008, 10:20 PM) It is the 30th anniversary, but... are there that many people who care? Yes. And we are mighty. |
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Nov 18 2008, 09:49 AM
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 Oh Eiji, what a pity, you don't understand Group: Citizen Posts: 3,781 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Tennessee Member No.: 7,726 Faction: Autobot |
QUOTE(Chris McFeely @ Nov 18 2008, 06:20 AM) (Fun fact: Dire Wraiths are magic Skrulls. True!) Marvel is bringing back ROM and the Dire Wraiths to end Secret Invasion! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-fire.gif) -------------------- |
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Nov 18 2008, 02:16 PM
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 Back Due To Popular Demand! Group: Citizen Posts: 30,230 Joined: 30-May 02 From: Despondos Member No.: 1,046 Faction: Predacon |
Somewhere is a sealed baggie at my parent's house, is the first issue of ROM.
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Nov 18 2008, 05:10 PM
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The Weirdest Fan Experience Group: Citizen Posts: 1,347 Joined: 28-June 02 Member No.: 1,148 |
QUOTE(Mecha KJ @ Nov 18 2008, 05:15 AM) Dire wraiths might still be Marvel, as Toy Biz did a figure. The Toybiz Dire Wraith figure was sculpted, but never actually came out. http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/marxblog/?p=16 (Please ignore the excessive stupidity/lack of research in the article otherwise.) Anyway, the Dire Wraiths were mentioned in the original promotion video that Parker Brothers sent to Marvel, meaning that they were the ones who came up with the concept of them (at least so far as "shape-changing evil magicians"). You can see that promo video here: http://www.stonefoundationentertainment.com/rom.html (It's actually pretty neat, in a late-70s way). Of course, the Parker Brothers Dire Wraith toy never came out, either, so it may have been wildly different from the "true form" seen in the comics... it kind of makes me wonder if Marvel wasn't actually allowed to keep using the Dire Wraiths when their ROM license ran out, though. -------------------- |
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Nov 18 2008, 06:05 PM
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 Group: Citizen Posts: 1,920 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 3,334 |
Interesting. I guess the appearance of the space knights in Annihilation was no coincidence.
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Nov 18 2008, 08:39 PM
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 "One down, two to go." Group: Citizen Posts: 7,450 Joined: 6-May 03 From: New York Member No.: 2,807 Faction: Free Agent |
i remember ROM when i was a kid and though he was cool, but where did his popular come from?
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