Japanese publisher and developer Imagineer has announced the trademark battle over the Medabots name is finally over with their win, returning full rights of the IP back to their company.
The trademark battle over the Medabots franchise and name started back in 2018 when someone in Spain, Kevin Comadran de Frutos, noticed the trademark for the name had lapsed in Europe. He then registered it himself and started trying to hijack the name to the series.
Comadran launched questionable projects with the Medabots name like a failed Medabots game crowdfunding campaign and even a highly-criticized cryptocurrency “Medacoin”, all while launching a lawsuit against Imagineer over rights to the name. The trademark lawsuit has caused issues for Imagineer and the series ever since, until today’s victory.
Imagineer had this to say in today’s victory over the trademark battle:
Regarding the judgment announced in our press release dated September 25, 2023, “Notice regarding the favorable ruling in the Spanish lawsuit (second instance) regarding the ‘MEDABOTS’ trademark,” the opposing party (Kevin Comadrán de Frutos) appealed, but we are pleased to announce that the Spanish Supreme Court dismissed the appeal on October 29, 2025, and the judgment in our complete victory has been finalized.
We will continue to work to protect legitimate intellectual property rights and develop a healthy content business.
For those who haven’t heard of Medabots, it’s a multi-media franchise that spans video games, anime, and manga, having its start way back in 1997 not long after Pokemon took the world by storm. Just like Pokemon, the Medabots franchise focuses on collecting, training, and battling minions – in this case, small robots known as Medabots.
While only one a few of the game’s has come west – Medabots (a remake of Medarot 2 for Game Boy Advance), Medabots AX, and Medabots Infinity – but this didn’t stop the franchise from developing a cult following and fans begging for more games to come westward.
Based on today’s total victory for Imagineer, it’s safe to assume the company will look at finally releasing Medabots games in the west again, like the latest Medabots Survivors or hopefully their Medarot Classics Plus collection, which includes all of the classic games never released outside of Japan (though translating them all would be a monumental task).
