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post #1 of 8
8/9/05 at 3:27pm
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hey ya'll i heard years ago(b4 i started doing my own cakes) that it was illegal to sell a cake baked in the character pans due to copyright- trade marks ??? there is oe lady here that i know of that says she had to get special permission from wilton to sell cakes baked in these pans. is this true? i've seen the pony pan and harry potter pan just to name a few on many sites i'm so confused and not really looking to get i trouble. help plzzzzz
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post #2 of 8
8/9/05 at 4:12pm
I contacted Wilton about this a while back and the answer was no. The licensed character pans are for home/personal use only.
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post #3 of 8
8/9/05 at 5:34pm
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does that mea that i cant bake and sell sponge bob,harry potter, carebearsetc but i can bake a cake to look like a my little pony with their pony pan?so then the pan would have to not have the actual character on the insert. is this correct?
sorry my n works when it wants
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post #4 of 8
8/9/05 at 5:42pm
You can't sell any cake that you've made into the likeness of a licensed character. It wouldn't matter if you used a mold or just cut the shape out. You could make a pink pony but you couldn't make a MLP. You could make a wizard but not harry potter.
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post #5 of 8
8/9/05 at 5:48pm
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thank you so much... i'll just change something a little(different symbols/robe color.)
but i was looking at your cakes and i am sooooo impressed w/the spidey and princess dora cakes, they are incredible!!!!i put your instructions for the spidey in my favorites on my computer!! my son wants a harry potter like that...amazing cakes!
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post #6 of 8
8/9/05 at 5:57pm
Thanks for the compliments!

When changing things, make sure the cake can't be identified as a MLP or HP in any way. You may want to leave the symbol off the tush. For Harry...go generic wizard instead or a stack of spell books. A wizard hat would be cute too.
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post #7 of 8
8/9/05 at 6:10pm
OR...... as I read on a posting lastnight, sell your client a very expensive cake box and GIVE them the cake for free!

Debbi
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post #8 of 8
8/9/05 at 6:21pm
THIS SOUNDS SCARY TO ME. SO YOU CAN MAKE ANY KIND OF CHARACTER CAKE , BUT NOT LABEL IT AS THE ORIGINAL? CAN YOU USE LIKE A GA. BULLLDOG EDIBLE IMAGE? OR WILL YOU GET IN TROUBLE FOR THAT? CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT KIND OF CAKES CAN YOU MAKE FROM HOME OR IF YOU OPEN A CAKE BUSINESS? SORRY TO ASK SO MANY QUESTIONS , BUT I AM A HOUSEWIFE AND I SURE DON'T WANT TO BE SUED. I KINDA WONDER IF THIS IS THE RIGHT BUSINESS I WANT. BUT I SURE DO LOVE CAKE DECORATING!
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