CloudN
Super Freak
Not a lawyer, but don't companies have to make some attempt to protect their IP even if they do not currently have plans to produce something? Otherwise doesn't the law look at it like they had their chance when future instances of IP issues come up?
How have the previous production numbers of Toys Era figures been? Have they been available after they hit the market without pre-ordering?
There's no way around IP infringements but keep in mind most of these companies are in China which complicates things. You can start an international lawsuit but at the end. These unlicensed companies can just ignore or shut down and open a "Toys New Era" and keep doing what they do. That's why it's hard to shut them down. Unless they are grabbing a lot of attention and license holders decide to shut them down for good. It happend with ACE toys. For a while their Unlicensed Power Rangers figures caught attention of Bandai or TOEI so some websites took down the preorders for a while.