Greetings to all you Barbies and Kens! In honor of the release of the much hyped Barbie movie, Tony and Evan decided to bring the “Kenergy” and devote episode 21 to all things Barbie! Mattel, the parent company that owns Barbie, has had their fair share of lawsuits involving Barbie, especially the use of the Barbie trademark. Evan and Tony lead things off with a lawsuit between Greiner & Hauser gMBH and Mattel (04:06) and how Mattel was originally accused of ripping off Barbie from a German doll called Bild Lilli. G&H and Mattel ended up settling but 50 years later, G&H gMBH pursued a lawsuit against Mattel, alleging their 1964 settlement agreement was no longer enforceable. Then, Tony and Evan talk about the iconic Mattel v. MCA Records case (14:55) and how a song called "Barbie Girl" was afforded protection under the First Amendment by way of the Rogers v. Grimaldi test. Tony and Evan then talk about Mattel's very brief trademark infringement lawsuit against Rap Snacks after the snack brand created a line of BBQ chips featuring Nicki Minaj but used the word "Barbie" in pink cursive on the front of the chip packaging (23:30). Finally, Evan and Tony share their favorite Barbie marketing collabs in connection with the new Barbie movie (31:43).
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