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Post by rusVan on Jun 24, 2017 15:24:11 GMT -5
I recently started rebuilding my Imperial Pop Up collection, and realized I don't know if Cheap Toys were the first 3D GPK item? Did Pop Ups come out before Cheap Toys? Anyone know?
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Post by GPKDNA79 on Jun 24, 2017 19:30:22 GMT -5
I recently started rebuilding my Imperial Pop Up collection, and realized I don't know if Cheap Toys were the first 3D GPK item? Did Pop Ups come out before Cheap Toys? Anyone know? Lucypher may know
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Post by gpkdad on Jun 24, 2017 23:05:24 GMT -5
Im working on pop ups too .😀
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Post by LuCypher on Jun 24, 2017 23:58:17 GMT -5
www.geepeekay.com/cheaptoys_base.htmlStates Cheap Toys were released in summer of 1986. members.tripod.com/garbage_pail_kids/GPKImperial.htmStates Imperial toys signed a contract with Topps in May 12, 1986 but the contract was terminated any Topps on November 18, 1986. They had only 5 months to sell product. From the above link. "On May 12th, 1986 the Topps Chewing Gum, Inc. and the Imperial Toy Corporation entered into a license agreement contract (that would expire on December 31st, 1987) which granted the Imperial company exclusive rights to manufacture, sell and/or distribute in the U.S. and Canada any goods bearing the Topps' trademark "Garbage Pail Kids"; Topps had the right to grant license rights for use in any territories. Per license, Imperial agreed to a nonrefundable annual advance payment of $25,000 and a 10% royalty payment based off of gross wholesale sales (with a minimum annual royalty payment guarantee set at $75,000). This agreement was going-down at precisely the same time that the original 4th Series GPK cards were being released (May) and while the infringment suit brought by Original Appalachian Artworks (OAA), on March 5th, 1986 against the Topps Chewing Gum company, was still pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Due to the pending litigation, Topps added a clause to the license agreement that if OAA should prevail the prepaid royalties shall be refunded and the license shall cease. On August 29th, 1986 Topps was found to be intentionally violating OAA's rights, but the required bond was not posted straight away. Topps eventually settled the case out of court on February 2nd, 1987 by entering a stipulation that granted Topps unqualified use of the 'Garbage Pail Kids' name through September 1st, 1987 in the U.S. This is the reason the 10th Series GPK cards released in September of that same year had a new banner logo and a new character model; the 8th and 9th Series sets were already ready for production or near completion after the case was settled during the 7th Series release in February of 1987. Topps could also use the 'Garbage Pail Kids' name through February 1988 abroud; all future international GPK releases were to be titled 'The Garbage Gang' word mark (the trademark was filed on April 10, 1987, registration #1468265; the registeration date occured on December 8, 1987). However, since the bond was never posted and Imperial's product was made overseas, the U.S. Customs Service began to deny entry of Imperial's GPK goods into the U.S. beginning September of 1986, only four-five months into the contract. Not only was Imperial robbed of enjoying the total benefits of the licensing agreement with Topps, several of its customers that were concerned with the court case and customs seizures cancelled orders and as a result, Imperial was forced to sell GPK product it had already imported at 'clearance' prices. "Without Topps' cooperation, Imperial allegedly spent upwards of $3,500 on attorneys' fees fighting the Customs Service to free the seized goods regardless of their rights of the use of Topps' registered trademark. Due to these seizures in October of 1986 no royalty payment was paid to Topps by Imperial; the unpaid royalty check total as of November 1986 was around $270 thousand; Topps did receive their $25,000 annual royalty advance payment. Depending on how fast product was placed on the shelves by Imperial after the May 1986 contract and the October customs seizures, Imperial had made upwards of $2.5 million dollars off of GPK-related merchandise in a four to five month period during the heyday of Garbage Pail Kids. Topps terminated the contract with Imperial as of November 18th, 1986, a whole year shy of the contract expiration. As of September 1986, it is recorded that Imperial sold $2.9 million dollars worth of GPK licensed product and another $310 thousand the following three months through December 1986. It is a question as to whether Topps misrepresented its ownership of the GPK trademark and copyright."
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Post by gpkdad on Jun 26, 2017 9:07:17 GMT -5
Thanks for the info !It's a shame they couldnt have had a longer run with the toys !
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Post by gpkdad on Jun 26, 2017 9:14:43 GMT -5
Oh I forgot to say ...k OAA !I seen 30 years of garbage they ripped off cabbage patch kids from some lady !
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Post by rusVan on Jun 26, 2017 21:12:07 GMT -5
www.geepeekay.com/cheaptoys_base.htmlStates Cheap Toys were released in summer of 1986. members.tripod.com/garbage_pail_kids/GPKImperial.htmStates Imperial toys signed a contract with Topps in May 12, 1986 but the contract was terminated any Topps on November 18, 1986. They had only 5 months to sell product. From the above link. "On May 12th, 1986 the Topps Chewing Gum, Inc. and the Imperial Toy Corporation entered into a license agreement contract (that would expire on December 31st, 1987) which granted the Imperial company exclusive rights to manufacture, sell and/or distribute in the U.S. and Canada any goods bearing the Topps' trademark "Garbage Pail Kids"; Topps had the right to grant license rights for use in any territories. Per license, Imperial agreed to a nonrefundable annual advance payment of $25,000 and a 10% royalty payment based off of gross wholesale sales (with a minimum annual royalty payment guarantee set at $75,000). This agreement was going-down at precisely the same time that the original 4th Series GPK cards were being released (May) and while the infringment suit brought by Original Appalachian Artworks (OAA), on March 5th, 1986 against the Topps Chewing Gum company, was still pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Due to the pending litigation, Topps added a clause to the license agreement that if OAA should prevail the prepaid royalties shall be refunded and the license shall cease. On August 29th, 1986 Topps was found to be intentionally violating OAA's rights, but the required bond was not posted straight away. Topps eventually settled the case out of court on February 2nd, 1987 by entering a stipulation that granted Topps unqualified use of the 'Garbage Pail Kids' name through September 1st, 1987 in the U.S. This is the reason the 10th Series GPK cards released in September of that same year had a new banner logo and a new character model; the 8th and 9th Series sets were already ready for production or near completion after the case was settled during the 7th Series release in February of 1987. Topps could also use the 'Garbage Pail Kids' name through February 1988 abroud; all future international GPK releases were to be titled 'The Garbage Gang' word mark (the trademark was filed on April 10, 1987, registration #1468265; the registeration date occured on December 8, 1987). However, since the bond was never posted and Imperial's product was made overseas, the U.S. Customs Service began to deny entry of Imperial's GPK goods into the U.S. beginning September of 1986, only four-five months into the contract. Not only was Imperial robbed of enjoying the total benefits of the licensing agreement with Topps, several of its customers that were concerned with the court case and customs seizures cancelled orders and as a result, Imperial was forced to sell GPK product it had already imported at 'clearance' prices. "Without Topps' cooperation, Imperial allegedly spent upwards of $3,500 on attorneys' fees fighting the Customs Service to free the seized goods regardless of their rights of the use of Topps' registered trademark. Due to these seizures in October of 1986 no royalty payment was paid to Topps by Imperial; the unpaid royalty check total as of November 1986 was around $270 thousand; Topps did receive their $25,000 annual royalty advance payment. Depending on how fast product was placed on the shelves by Imperial after the May 1986 contract and the October customs seizures, Imperial had made upwards of $2.5 million dollars off of GPK-related merchandise in a four to five month period during the heyday of Garbage Pail Kids. Topps terminated the contract with Imperial as of November 18th, 1986, a whole year shy of the contract expiration. As of September 1986, it is recorded that Imperial sold $2.9 million dollars worth of GPK licensed product and another $310 thousand the following three months through December 1986. It is a question as to whether Topps misrepresented its ownership of the GPK trademark and copyright." They got the lincese in May... but when did the Pop Ups hit shelves?
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Post by LuCypher on Jun 27, 2017 10:59:06 GMT -5
No idea. I would say at least a month or two later after signing the contract to get production/packaging up and running. Any idea the exact date Cheap Toys were released? Seems like they were released around the same time tho in the summer of '86.
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Post by rusVan on Jun 27, 2017 20:51:48 GMT -5
No idea. I would say at least a month or two later after signing the contract to get production/packaging up and running. Any idea the exact date Cheap Toys were released? Seems like they were released around the same time tho in the summer of '86. They weren't released nationwide until Jan 1987, or at least that's what I get from the Topps Letter, but they were test marketed in 1986. Anyone remember buying Cheap Toys in 1986??
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