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Spin Master Corp
Symbol TOY
Shares Issued 33,679,094
Close 2025-07-09 C$ 24.63
Market Cap C$ 829,516,085
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Globe/wire say Spin Master loses Rubik's Cube battle

2025-07-10 07:34 ET - In the News

The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that Rubik's Cube owner Spin Master Toys UK on Wednesday lost its battle against a Greek rival as Europe's second-highest court annulled trademarks related to the shape of the famous puzzle. A Reuters dispatch to The Globe says the multicoloured cube puzzle invented by Hungarian professor Erno Rubik in 1974 sells hundreds of millions worldwide. The brand was acquired by Spin Master in 2021. Spin Master took its case to the Luxembourg-based General Court after Greece's Verdes Innovations in 2013 asked the EU trademark office to invalidate several trademarks registered by Spin Master's predecessor between 2008 and 2012. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) backed Verdes, saying Rubik's Cube trademarks had been registered contrary to EU law. The Greek company makes puzzle cubes under the V-Cube brand. The General Court backed EUIPO. "The General Court confirms the annulment of trade marks consisting of the shape of the 'Rubik's cube,'" judges said. Spin Master said it will continue to safeguard the Rubik Cube's trademarks: "Spin Master continues to hold other forms of protection for its well-known Rubik's Cube, which it remains committed to protect."

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