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Choirock Mecard's Complete Victory in All Global Patent Disputes against Spin Master

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Thursday, October 8, 2020
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SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The toy brand Mecard, which is developed with proprietary technology owned by Korean toy company Choirock Contents Factory Co., Ltd., won a complete victory in all of the global patent disputes against Spin Master, Ltd., a Canadian global toy company.

Key Points: 
  • SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The toy brand Mecard, which is developed with proprietary technology owned by Korean toy company Choirock Contents Factory Co., Ltd., won a complete victory in all of the global patent disputes against Spin Master, Ltd., a Canadian global toy company.
  • By confirming that Spin Master's "Bakugan" patents lack patentability because they are nothing more than previously developed or known toy technologies, these rulings provided a complete victory to Choirock.
  • In particular, the Milano Court of Italy held that core claims of Spin Master's EU patent that resemble those used by Spin Master in other litigations were unpatentable.
  • Likewise, Choirock won a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Spin Master in the Supreme Court of China.

Choirock Mecard's Complete Victory in All Global Patent Disputes against Spin Master

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Animated television series, Mattel, Turning Mecard, Bakugan, TMS Entertainment, Television series, Mecard, Bakugan Battle Brawlers, Creative works, Spin Master, Patentability, Patent

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The toy brand Mecard, which is developed with proprietary technology owned by Korean toy company Choirock Contents Factory Co., Ltd., won a complete victory in all of the global patent disputes against Spin Master, Ltd., a Canadian global toy company.

Key Points: 
  • SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The toy brand Mecard, which is developed with proprietary technology owned by Korean toy company Choirock Contents Factory Co., Ltd., won a complete victory in all of the global patent disputes against Spin Master, Ltd., a Canadian global toy company.
  • By confirming that Spin Master's "Bakugan" patents lack patentability because they are nothing more than previously developed or known toy technologies, these rulings provided a complete victory to Choirock.
  • In particular, the Milano Court of Italy held that core claims of Spin Master's EU patent that resemble those used by Spin Master in other litigations were unpatentable.
  • Likewise, Choirock won a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Spin Master in the Supreme Court of China.

Mecard's Complete Victory Over Spin Master's Bakugan Patent in China

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Friday, March 29, 2019
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In 2016, Spin Master filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Mecard in the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court in China, alleging that Mecard infringed a patent related to Spin Master's Bakugan toy.

Key Points: 
  • In 2016, Spin Master filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Mecard in the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court in China, alleging that Mecard infringed a patent related to Spin Master's Bakugan toy.
  • In the trial, the Court ruled that Mecard toys do not infringe Spin Master's Bakugan patent and accordingly dismissed Spin Master's patent infringement lawsuit.
  • With no more appeals remaining, and after litigating for nearly three years in China, Mecard has finally won a complete victory with respect to Spin Master's Bakugan patent.
  • Spin Master's litigation campaign against Mecard in China has now come to an end.

Mecard's Complete Victory Over Spin Master's Bakugan Patent in China

Retrieved on: 
Friday, March 29, 2019
Mattel, Turning Mecard, Bakugan, TMS Entertainment, Bakugan Battle Brawlers, Anime, Television series, Patent infringement, Law, Bakugan: Battle Planet

In 2016, Spin Master filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Mecard in the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court in China, alleging that Mecard infringed a patent related to Spin Master's Bakugan toy.

Key Points: 
  • In 2016, Spin Master filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Mecard in the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court in China, alleging that Mecard infringed a patent related to Spin Master's Bakugan toy.
  • In the trial, the Court ruled that Mecard toys do not infringe Spin Master's Bakugan patent and accordingly dismissed Spin Master's patent infringement lawsuit.
  • Spin Master appealed, but the Court affirmed the trial decision, making the decision final and not appealable.
  • With no more appeals remaining, and after litigating for nearly three years in China, Mecard has finally won a complete victory with respect to Spin Master's Bakugan patent.