Hasbro confirms upcoming M.A.S.K. merchandise

 

Could M.A.S.K. (Mobile Armored Strike Kommand), the popular 1980s toy line, be resurrected in time for its 30th anniversary this year?

 

A report by TFW2005.com said toy giant Hasbro is working on the franchise during its second-quarter financial call.

 

"(H)asbro has plans for it. This was first revealed on our sister site ToyArk and eight months later, Hasbro officially revealed it today," it said.

 

It also posted a slide of Hasbro's brand architecture where M.A.S.K. is included in "New brands".

 

A report on MTrakker.com - named after the show's main hero and MASK leader Matt Trakker - said the news appeared in a presentation Hasbro was giving for a company overview of 2015.

 

"While we don’t know for sure what this fully means for the product line, Hasbro has acknowledged it as a part of their branding," it said.

 

Patent filing

 

Last December, a page on the US Patent and Trademark Office showed Hasbro sought a new patent that applies to the following goods and services:

 

Interactive entertainment software, including:

- interactive video game programs, interactive multimedia computer game programs, computer game software, computer game cartridges, computer game discs, interactive video games of virtual reality comprised of computer hardware for use with an external monitor and software

- downloadable software for use in playing computer games

- computer game software for use with communication devices and mobile telephones

- computer and video game apparatus, namely, video game machines for use with televisions

- pre-recorded audio tapes featuring music

- pre-recorded video tapes, laser discs, DVDs, all featuring music, games and animation

 

Merchandise may include:

 

- Paper goods and printed matter, namely, address books, comic books, notebooks, picture books, interactive mystery story books, fantasy adventure story books, books containing puzzles and games, instructional manuals and printed strategy guides for games; book covers; photograph albums

- printed invitations

- trading cards

- writing pads

- posters

- bookmarks

- non-electronic personal day and desktop planners and organizers

- artist materials, namely, pencils and pens

- gift wrap paper

- paper gift tags

- paper gift bags

- paper gift boxes

- correspondence note paper

- greeting cards

- paper party decorations

- party goody bags of paper or plastic

- postcards

- stickers

- sticker books

- calendars

- temporary tattoos

- school and office supplies, namely, pens, markers, notepads, binders, stationery, notepads, pencil cases, desk pads, stationery sets comprised of paper, envelopes, seals, notepads; stencils

- patterns for making costumes

- rubber stamps

- ink pads

- colored pencils

- sleeves for holding stamps

- series of fiction books in the field of entertainment and science fiction

- bi-monthly and monthly magazines dealing with role-playing adventure games

- fantasy art posters

- fantasy adventure novels

 

 — Joel Locsin/TJD, GMA News