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Bakugan's Spin Master Reaches Settlement in Lawsuit Against Screechers Wild!

Canadian toy and media company Spin Master announced on January 14 that it has reached a settlement in its Alpha Animation, and Toys Limited. Alpha Group agreed not to sell its Screechers Wild! products in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States (the three countries where Spin Master filed proceedings) after January 31.

In the original lawsuit, Spin Master alleged that the Screechers Wild! products infringe on Spin Master's patent for Bakugan toys, specifically its worldwide patent for the magnetic transformation feature in Bakugan toys.

Spin Master has also filed separate patent infringement claims in China against Guangzhou Lingdong Creative Culture Technology Co., Ltd. for its Eonster Hunter toys.

The Bakugan Teletoon.

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Alpha Group U.S. is the American subsidiary of Chinese toy and entertainment company Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture Co., and Screechers Wild! is based on the Chinese toy franchise Opti Morphs. Both Opti Morphs and Screechers Wild! feature vehicles that transform into animals. While there is a separate Chinese animated series for Opti Morphs, Alpha Group has been releasing unrelated new animated shorts for Screechers Wild!.

Thanks to Tyrell Landsberg for the news tip.

Source: Cision PR Newswire