http://blog.newsarama.com/2012/11/14/rom-returns/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://blog.newsarama.com/2012/11/14/rom-returns/comment-page-1/#comment-766641 Michael Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:30:05 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=34124#comment-766641 They already own Rom, this is just a renewal filing. They actually lose the rights to names if they don't do this. They lost Bumblebee for a decade and damn near lost the rights to the name Megatron after Konami tried to sneak in a filing for Yugioh. The fact that Megatron was still under active use was literally the only reason they got to keep the name. They already own Rom, this is just a renewal filing. They actually lose the rights to names if they don’t do this. They lost Bumblebee for a decade and damn near lost the rights to the name Megatron after Konami tried to sneak in a filing for Yugioh. The fact that Megatron was still under active use was literally the only reason they got to keep the name.

]]> http://blog.newsarama.com/2012/11/14/rom-returns/comment-page-1/#comment-766575 BPearce Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:56:16 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=34124#comment-766575 If you actually look at the current filings, though (or maybe read them more carefully) they're for the term "ROM," rather than "ROM Spaceknight," so while it could mean that Hasbro actually have plans to do something with the older property, it could be for an entirely different product. (Or even just a filing made for behind-the-scenes reasons.) If you actually look at the current filings, though (or maybe read them more carefully) they’re for the term “ROM,” rather than “ROM Spaceknight,” so while it could mean that Hasbro actually have plans to do something with the older property, it could be for an entirely different product. (Or even just a filing made for behind-the-scenes reasons.)

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