System and method for toy adoption and marketing
CA 2859622 C · Owner: Ganz, An Ontario Partnership Consisting Of S.H. Ganz Holdings Inc. And 816877 Ontario Limited · Inventors: Ganz, Howard
Overview
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An Entertainment System in combination with a commercially purchased toy wherein the system allows a toy user to register the toy online using a registration code allowing the user access to various entertainment activities and scenarios in a 'virtual world' including a virtual representation of the toy via a computer connected to the Internet. The system then encourages the user to purchase additional toys to enjoy additional benefits using the Entertainment System. The Entertainment System including a database subsystem a registration subsystem, a server subsystem and a virtual world providing subsystem.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed December 30, 2004 and granted February 14, 2017. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 30, 2024.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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