Air Hogs Zero
Gravity® Laser Zaps Imitation
TORONTO, Dec. 9, 2019 /CNW/ - Spin Master Ltd. maker
of Air Hogs Zero Gravity® Laser, had its patent
rights enforced by a Federal Court in the Southern District of
New York, which has issued a
preliminary injunction preventing Defendant E. Mishan & Sons, Inc. (Emson) and anyone
else acting in concert with them, from selling, offering to sell,
or making in the United States, or
importing into the United States,
Emson's "Radical Racers" toys. Spin Master Ltd. is a subsidiary of
Spin Master Corp. (TSX: TOY; www.spinmaster.com), a leading global
children's entertainment company.
In a decision handed down during the critical shopping period
three weeks before Christmas, District Judge Denise L. Cote found that Spin Master is likely
to succeed on its patent infringement claims. As stated in
the Judge's Order: "through its development and marketing of an
innovative toy car that climbs walls and races over ceilings, Spin
Master has achieved significant market recognition and success. The
exclusivity promised by its patented technology has been threatened
by infringers, most recently Emson."
Based on its exclusive rights to sell these products in the
U.S., Spin Master has made significant investments in developing,
utilizing, and marketing the innovative Zero Gravity® wall climbing
technology. The timing of the injunction is critical in view of the
Christmas buying season. Spin Master's Global President,
Ben Gadbois, said: "Spin Master
aggressively defends its Intellectual Property, and we have always
been particularly proud of the uniqueness of the Zero Gravity wall
climbing technology. It has been frustrating to have to endure
threats to our business from the many counterfeits in the
marketplace." Earlier this year, Spin Master successfully obtained
a federal court order enjoining 55 entities that had been
infringing Spin Master's trademarks and selling counterfeit Zero
Gravity products. Spin Master has asserted its patent claims
against the one remaining defendant in that action as well.
Named "Best Toy" by Popular Mechanics at Toy Fair 2019, Spin
Master's Zero Gravity® Laser toy vehicle delights kids
by driving on walls and ceilings and is guided by a hand-held laser
controller. Products in the Zero Gravity® line have won
numerous awards over the years such as Good Housekeeping's "Best
Toy Awards," "Most Innovative Toy," and PopSci's "Pick of the
Month," along with multiple media accolades. The Zero
Gravity® Laser Vehicle is protected by several US
patents and is available at all major U.S. retailers including
Walmart, Target and Amazon.
About Spin Master
Spin Master (TSX:TOY; www.spinmaster.com) is a leading
global children's entertainment company that creates, designs,
manufactures, licenses and markets a diversified portfolio of
innovative toys, games, products and entertainment properties. Spin
Master is best known for award-winning brands including Zoomer®,
Bakugan®, Erector® by Meccano®, Hatchimals®, Air Hogs® and PAW
Patrol®. Since 2000, Spin Master has received 110 TIA Toy of The
Year (TOTY) nominations with 30 wins across a variety of product
categories, including 13 TOTY nominations for Innovative Toy of the
Year. To date, Spin Master has produced nine television
series, including the relaunched Bakugan: Battle Planet and current
hit PAW Patrol, which is broadcast in over 160 countries and
territories globally. Spin Master employs over 1,800 people
in countries around the world including Canada, United
States, Mexico, France, Italy, United
Kingdom, Russia, Slovakia, Poland, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, China, Hong
Kong, Japan, Vietnam and Australia.
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