Does Mego own the name Action Jackson ?

[Mikey]

I just had a thought,

Remember the 80's movie Action Jackson ?

Did the producers have to get permission from Mego or Mego's then owner to use the name Action Jackson as the title of their movie ?

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[Wee67]

I don't know enough about copyright law, but I THINK a big difference lies in the product type. Sometimes two products can have the same name if they are different enough so consumers wouldn't confuse them.

Also, Mego went outof business in '83 and the movie came out in '88. I'm not sure that Marty or whoever had the rights would have felt threatened enough to pursue a lawsuit.

[drmego]

Phil Action Jackson

Action Jackson was the nickname of Phil Jackson - the coach of the
NY Knicks in the late '60s - early '70s.

Marty's dad thought that would be a good name for an adventurer.
I have never seen photos of Phil Jackson, but I hope he didn't look
like Mego's AJ. That face is still the ugliest thing I have ever seen!

[AAAAA]

By the time The Carl weathers Movie came about, the Name was pretty much
free ,Copy Right only last 14 years without a renewal of the property.
That why I started reproducing G.I.Joe body Parts in 1989, I already knew the copyright for the body was abandoned by Hasbro.
The mego body is also Public domain.

[palitoy]

they do now:

Word Mark ACTION JACKSON
Goods and Services IC 028. US 022 023 038 050. G & S: Toy action figures and accessories therefor
IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment services, namely, production of movies, television shows and prerecorded videos

Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 77384398
Filing Date January 30, 2008
Current Filing Basis 1B
Original Filing Basis 1B
Published for Opposition June 17, 2008
Owner (APPLICANT) Abrams Gentile Entertainment, Inc. CORPORATION NEW YORK 244 West 54th Street New York NEW YORK 10019
Attorney of Record Gregory S. Gewirtz
Type of Mark TRADEMARK. SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

[Mikey]

Wow !!!!!

Maybe AJ will be back soon in stores under the Mego/Gentile name.

For Marty, this would be a cheap line to produce and it almost sells itself.

[AAAAA]

Wow !!!!!

Maybe AJ will be back soon in stores under the Mego/Gentile name.

For Marty, this would be a cheap line to produce and it almost sells itself.

That woul be great with a all new head sculpt by Brady,
would love to Captian Eagle Join the AJ ranks

[Mikey]

In this day and age, Marty should turn the whole AJ line military related.

I bet they'd sell like hotcakes

[kryptosmaster]

I don't think he'd bother reacquiring the name and not use it. We may be in for an Action Jackson revival!
Rich

[AAAAA]

In this day and age, Marty should turn the whole AJ line military related.

I bet they'd sell like hotcakes

Something Like A.C.T.I.O.N JACKSON
AGENT COUNTER TERRORISM INTEL ORGANZATIONAL NETWORK

[Mikey]

Something Like A.C.T.I.O.N JACKSON
AGENT COUNTER TERRORISM INTEL ORGANZATIONAL NETWORK

Officer thinking !!!!!!!

Damn clever !!!

[EMCE Hammer]

I hope the Type 0 body comes back with him. It's gotta be cheaper to make than a T2, and I don't wanna spend a lot of money on AJs

[Mikey]

It would be nice if they sell AJ like they used too --- meaning sell the suits seperately with no body included

[kryptosmaster]

I wouldn't mind some "adventure sets" also like the ones GI Joe had back in the day such as white tiger, pygmy gorilla, mummys tomb, etc. Maybe a playset like AJ Headquarters.
I'd stay away from the sports outfits. I don't think those were ever popular with any toy (Big Jim, AJ, etc)
Rich

[AAAAA]

I wouldn't mind some "adventure sets" also like the ones GI Joe had back in the day such as white tiger, pygmy gorilla, mummys tomb, etc. Maybe a playset like AJ Headquarters.
I'd stay away from the sports outfits. I don't think those were ever popular with any toy (Big Jim, AJ, etc)
Rich

remodeled Enterprise into AJ headquaters, instead of the tranporter, it a rotating weapons and
clothing store.