Kremer – most famed for his discovery and popularisation of the Rubik’s Cube – died peacefully at home on May 24th 2017.
Read More »Cube conundrum
Harbottle & Lewis' Jeremy Morton looks at why a recent advisory trademark ruling regarding the Rubik’s Cube presents a “massive blow” to its UK owner, Seven Towns.
Read More »Bring back…Boglins
This year will see the return of toy icons Stretch Armstrong, View-Master and Teletubbies to shelves. This week, while we're feeling all nostalgic, the ToyNews team is making pleas to the industry to bring back some other classics. Next up, Robert Hutchins discusses his love of Boglins.
Read More »Inventor Roundtable Part 4: The role of technology and the state of creativity
This week, Seven Towns’ Steve Perrin, Ooba’s Max Ford, Bananagrams’ Rena Nathanson, Wow! Stuff’s Richard North and Jenga creator Leslie Scott discuss how tech is changing the inventing landscape.
Read More »Inventor Roundtable Part 3: Has crowdfunding changed the future of toy inventing?
This week, Seven Towns’ Steve Perrin, Ooba’s Max Ford, Wow! Stuff’s Richard North, Jenga creator Leslie Scott and Bananagrams’ Rena Nathanson discuss whether, with more and more inventors getting to market through platforms like Kickstarter, the current landscape is as good as it’s ever been for toy and game inventors.
Read More »Inventor Roundtable Part 2: Copycats, branding and patent woes
This week, Seven Towns’ Steve Perrin, Ooba’s Max Ford, Wow! Stuff’s Richard North, Jenga creator Leslie Scott and Bananagrams’ Rena Nathanson discuss the effect of copycats and the double edged sword that is becoming a brand.
Read More »Inventor Roundtable Part 1: Humble beginnings
Today, we kick off our staggered coverage of a roundtable discussion between Seven Towns’ Steve Perrin, Ooba’s Max Ford, Wow! Stuff’s Richard North, Jenga creator and co-founder of Oxford Games Leslie Scott and Bananagrams’ Rena Nathanson. First up, the group share how they took their first steps in the industry.
Read More »Toy Trust Big Challenge raises a record £205,000
290 execs from the UK toy industry raise record amount of funds for three nominated charities.
Read More »Playing the game: Bev Ross and Pam Locker on the international success of Otarie Show
Bev and Pam embarked on their journey into the toy industry 14 years ago. The pair now find their Sea Lion-themed board game on the shelves of Toys R Us across France.
Read More »Rubik’s Cube wins trademark protection in EU court
UK firm Seven Towns has won protection for the iconic puzzle, fending off challenge from German toy manufacturer.
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