So when do these appear on the store shelves?
I was on the US Patent and Trademark database website (don't ask...), and decided to look to see if "Voldemort" (i.e. the bad guy from the Harry Potter series) was trademarked. Indeed it is, for the following uses:
TOYS, [ SPORTING GOODS, GAMES ] AND PLAYTHINGS, NAMELY, ACTION FIGURES AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; [ PLUSH TOYS; BALLOONS; BATHTUB TOYS; RIDE-ON TOYS; EQUIPMENT SOLD AS A UNIT FOR PLAYING CARD GAMES; TOY VEHICLES; ] DOLLS; [ FLYING DISCS; ELECTRONIC HAND-HELD GAME UNIT; GAME EQUIPMENT SOLD AS A UNIT FOR PLAYING A BOARD GAME, A CARD GAME, A MANIPULATIVE GAME, A PARLOR GAME, AND, AN ACTION TYPE TARGET GAME; COMPUTER GAME MACHINE AND SOFTWARE SOLD AS A UNIT FOR PLAYING A PARLOR-TYPE COMPUTER GAME; STAND ALONE VIDEO OUTPUT GAME MACHINES, JIGSAW AND MANIPULATIVE PUZZLES; PAPER FACE MASKS; SKATEBOARDS; ICE SKATES; WATER SQUIRTING TOYS; BALLS, NAMELY, PLAYGROUND BALLS, SOCCER BALLS, BASEBALLS, BASKETBALLS; BASEBALL GLOVES; SWIMMING FLOATS FOR RECREATIONAL USE; KICKBOARD FLOTATION DEVICES FOR RECREATIONAL USE; SURFBOARDS; SWIM BOARDS FOR RECREATIONAL USE; SWIM FINS; TOY ZIP GUNS; TOY BAKEWARE AND TOY COOKWARE; TOY BANKS; AND CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENTS ]
Voldemort ice skates? Surfboards? Toy bakeware and cookware?
Right then.
TOYS, [ SPORTING GOODS, GAMES ] AND PLAYTHINGS, NAMELY, ACTION FIGURES AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; [ PLUSH TOYS; BALLOONS; BATHTUB TOYS; RIDE-ON TOYS; EQUIPMENT SOLD AS A UNIT FOR PLAYING CARD GAMES; TOY VEHICLES; ] DOLLS; [ FLYING DISCS; ELECTRONIC HAND-HELD GAME UNIT; GAME EQUIPMENT SOLD AS A UNIT FOR PLAYING A BOARD GAME, A CARD GAME, A MANIPULATIVE GAME, A PARLOR GAME, AND, AN ACTION TYPE TARGET GAME; COMPUTER GAME MACHINE AND SOFTWARE SOLD AS A UNIT FOR PLAYING A PARLOR-TYPE COMPUTER GAME; STAND ALONE VIDEO OUTPUT GAME MACHINES, JIGSAW AND MANIPULATIVE PUZZLES; PAPER FACE MASKS; SKATEBOARDS; ICE SKATES; WATER SQUIRTING TOYS; BALLS, NAMELY, PLAYGROUND BALLS, SOCCER BALLS, BASEBALLS, BASKETBALLS; BASEBALL GLOVES; SWIMMING FLOATS FOR RECREATIONAL USE; KICKBOARD FLOTATION DEVICES FOR RECREATIONAL USE; SURFBOARDS; SWIM BOARDS FOR RECREATIONAL USE; SWIM FINS; TOY ZIP GUNS; TOY BAKEWARE AND TOY COOKWARE; TOY BANKS; AND CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENTS ]
Voldemort ice skates? Surfboards? Toy bakeware and cookware?
Right then.