After the quiet, back-room deals where Google licensed the "Android" and "Droid" trademarks from Lucas Arts, I kind of wondered about the "Transformer Prime" fr

After the quiet, back-room deals where Google licensed the "Android" and "Droid" trademarks from Lucas Arts, I kind of wondered about the "Transformer Prime" from ASUS when it was announced. One of the most important things about trademarks is the "class" (in legal parlance) descibing the goods or services that the trademark (or servicemark) covers... --There are tons of trademarks on the term "transformer" (or the plural "transformers") and each is (or should be) in a specific class. http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=toc&state=4003%3Ali4ir5.1.1&p_search=searchss&p_L=50&BackReference=&p_plural=yes&p_s_PARA1=&p_tagrepl~%3A=PARA1%24LD&expr=PARA1+AND+PARA2&p_s_PARA2=Transformers&p_tagrepl~%3A=PARA2%24COMB&p_op_ALL=AND&a_default=search&a_search=Submit+Query&a_search=Submit+Query http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=toc&state=4003%3A... I could find two "Transformers" trademarks held by Hasbro, but their may be others that I haven't found. http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=78909808 http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=7... http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=75759100 http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=7... The class in both of the above do not cover portable electronic devices of any type. In essence, it seems Hasbro is stuffed. EDIT: For clarity, it was actually Motorola Mobile which licensed "Droid" if memory serves me correctly, but they were acquired by Google, so it's basically the same.