Documented fact
A proposition directly supported by an identified public record. The source and its limits should remain adjacent to the claim.
Reporter brief - version 2026.10.06
The RACERVERSE dispute with Mattel, in 60 seconds.
Lucky Machines publicly presented RACERVERSE alongside identified products and recorded paid Mint Key purchases beginning in early 2022. Mattel later filed for HOT WHEELS RACERVERSE. Lucky Machines opposed the application. The matter remains pending.
Prepared by Lucky Machines LLC, the opposer. This page is not a court or USPTO publication and does not speak for Mattel.
- Proceeding
- 91290947
- Application
- 97708782
- Opposer
- Lucky Machines LLC
- Applicant
- Mattel, Inc.
A reporter's path
Start with the angle, then verify the record.
- Choose a beat. Browse the one-page article starters for the audience you actually serve.
- Open the source brief. Follow the dated chronology, source IDs, and evidence limits behind the hook.
- Report independently. Recheck the live docket, seek Mattel's response, and request a fact check when useful.
Read the attribution
Five evidence labels should never be collapsed.
Mattel statement
Words attributed to Mattel or its personnel. A quotation shows what was said, not that every implication is independently established.
Lucky Machines' position
Taken together, that record supports source-identifying trademark use. This is an argument by Lucky Machines, not a TTAB ruling.
Personal account
A first-person description of experience or impact, kept separate from independently measured damages or causation.
Pending issue
The TTAB has not finally decided priority, confusion, registrability, or another merits issue in the opposition.
Current procedural status
Pending. No final merits ruling.
On September 30, 2026, Mattel moved to amend its answer and add new defenses (docket entry 34). Lucky Machines disputes them. The Board has not ruled. On September 17, 2026, the Board entered docket entry 33, TRIAL DATES RESET. The Board granted the parties' consent motions to extend the expert disclosure deadline and subsequent dates. Expert disclosures are due October 13, 2026; discovery closes November 12, 2026; plaintiff's pretrial disclosures are due December 27, 2026; defendant's pretrial disclosures are due February 10, 2027; defendant's trial period ends February 25, 2027; plaintiff's rebuttal period ends April 26, 2027; and briefing runs through August 24, 2027. This is a procedural schedule order, not a merits ruling. The September 7 entry 32 remains part of the chronology: it was labeled Mattel's motion to strike its own earlier motion to compel; Mattel withdrew its own earlier motion to compel, and the Board gave the filing no further consideration.
Last checked against the official docket: .
Essential chronology
Dates, with their evidentiary category.
- Lucky Machines' position
Earlier operating history
Lucky Machines identifies October 2021 as the start of racerverse.com operations. Preserved project records support continuity, but this is not presented as the technical-use anchor.
- Documented fact
Public commercial presentation
A public Polygon submission placed RACERVERSE and MINT KEY SALE in the same Lucky Machines presentation.
- Documented fact
Paid purchase and delivery
A public Avalanche PurchaseKeys transaction records 0.54 AVAX paid and three Mint Keys delivered.
- Documented fact
Mattel files
Mattel filed U.S. Application Serial No. 97708782 for HOT WHEELS RACERVERSE.
- Documented fact
Lucky Machines opposes
Lucky Machines filed TTAB Opposition No. 91290947. Allegations in the filing are party positions, not findings.
- Documented fact
Amended motion filings
The docket lists Mattel's amended motion to compel and Mattel's motion to strike its original motion to compel.
- Documented fact
Consent extension motion
The docket lists entry 30 as a defendant motion for extension with consent.
- Documented fact
Opposition or response filing
The docket lists entry 31 as the plaintiff's opposition or response to a motion.
- Documented fact
Mattel moves to strike its own motion to compel
The docket lists entry 32 as Mattel's motion to strike its own earlier motion to compel. The public docket still shows the proceeding as pending; the filing is not a Board ruling.
- Documented fact
Docket status rechecked
The official TTAB docket was rechecked and still listed the proceeding as pending, with entry 32 - Mattel's motion to strike its own earlier motion to compel - as the latest displayed event. No final merits decision was displayed.
- Documented fact
Trial dates reset
The Board entered docket entry 33, TRIAL DATES RESET, and granted the parties' consent motions to extend the expert disclosure deadline and subsequent dates. Expert disclosures are due October 13, 2026; discovery closes November 12, 2026; plaintiff's pretrial disclosures are due December 27, 2026; defendant's pretrial disclosures are due February 10, 2027; defendant's trial period ends February 25, 2027; plaintiff's rebuttal period ends April 26, 2027; and briefing runs through August 24, 2027. This procedural order does not decide the merits. Entry 32 remains in the chronology: Mattel withdrew its own earlier motion to compel, and the Board gave that filing and the response no further consideration.
- Documented fact
Docket status rechecked
The official TTABVUE docket was rechecked and still listed Opposition No. 91290947 as pending. Entry 33, TRIAL DATES RESET, remained the latest displayed event; no final merits decision was displayed.
- Pending issue
Mattel moves to amend its answer
Docket entry 34: more than two years into the case, Mattel asked the Board for permission to add new defenses. Lucky Machines disputes them. The Board has not ruled; no final merits decision has issued.
Primary starting sources
Open the controlling record first.
TTAB Opposition No. 91290947 docket
Controlling source for procedural status
Preserve: Download the current docket and cited filing PDFs before publication; record the access date.
Retrieved 2026-09-15Open sourceTSDR record for Application Serial No. 97708782
Application identification and status
Preserve: Save the current status page or official PDF and record the access date.
Retrieved 2026-09-07Open sourceLucky Machines opening filing
Lucky Machines' pleaded claims; allegations are not findings
Preserve: Save the cited docket PDF and record the access date; keep party allegations labeled.
Retrieved 2026-09-07Open sourceDownloadable evidence package
Versioned files for reporting and verification.
- Complete outreach packDownload
ZIP containing the brief, chronology, source indexes, public-safe hub export, social dataset, method note, and checksums.
- Reporter briefDownload
Plain-text case orientation with attribution guidance.
- Case chronologyDownload
Versioned dates, categories, descriptions, and ISO dates.
- Source indexDownload
Stable source IDs, URLs, retrieval dates, roles, limitations, and preservation guidance.
- Transaction indexDownload
Full transaction hashes, UTC timestamps, amounts, delivery, and explorer URLs.
- Social recordDownload
Versioned JSON export with methodology and 294 collected records.
- Public evidence exportDownload
The validated, public-safe bridge from the evidence intelligence hub to this website.
- Pack manifestDownload
File sizes, SHA-256 checksums, version, and docket-check timestamp.
Attribution, response, and corrections
A clear path for careful coverage.
Attribute positions
Attribute Lucky Machines' arguments to Lucky Machines. Describe allegations in filings as allegations, not findings. Attribute Mattel quotations to the linked Mattel source.
Seek independent response
Reporters should contact Mattel independently for Mattel's current position. Racerverse does not speak for Mattel.
Request a correction
Send the source and proposed correction to [email protected]. Material corrections and docket updates are reflected in the versioned record.