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List of legal actions involving Godzilla

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This article is a list of legal actions that Toho has exerted on companies they believe have infringed on its rights to the Godzilla franchise. This list is organized by medium type and listed in chronological order.

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  • In April 2008, Toho sued Subway, a fast food chain specializing in submarine sandwiches, alleging that a scene where a giant green reptilian monster attacks an Asian city in a TV commercial for the company's "Five Dollar Footlong" promotion infringed on their copyrights on Godzilla.[1] The monster would be replaced with a giant robot in later versions of the advertisement.

Films

  • Toho threatened to file a lawsuit against The Cannon Group, Inc. for the unrealized spoof film It Ate Cleveland, prompting the cancellation of the film after it was retitled Godzilla vs. Cleveland.[2][3]
  • Toho sued Voltage Pictures over their film Colossal, which was described by the filmmakers as a "cross between Godzilla and Being John Malkovich." Toho claimed that not only did the filmmakers frequently reference Godzilla when discussing their film, even calling it "a Godzilla film" in interviews, but they also blatantly used the design and characteristics of Godzilla in their marketing for the film.[4]

Video games

  • In 2011, Toho sent a cease and desist order to American mobile game developer Inert Soap, arguing that the imagery used in the icon and website for one of their games, Fingerzilla, made unauthorized use of Godzilla and could confuse players into thinking that the game was officially endorsed by Toho.[5][6]
  • In 2024, Toho sent DMCA takedown requests to various Roblox fan games that were using the Godzilla license without their permission, including Kaiju Universe.[7]

Miscellaneous

  • In 2002, Toho forced Adler Fels Winery of Napa Valley to dispose of an undisclosed amount of wine for using the Godzilla image without their permission.[8]
  • In 2014, Toho sued NOLA Brewing over their beer line "MechaHopzilla", which used a character that was very similar to Mechagodzilla.[9]

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  • Toho sued U.S. rapper Pharoahe Monch for the unauthorized sampling of the opening notes of Akira Ifukube's "Godzilla's Theme" from Mothra vs. Godzilla on their song "Simon Says".[10]
  • Toho sent a cease and desist order to Marvel Comics after they included a robot Godzilla which too closely resembled the genuine article on the cover of The Amazing Spider-Man #413, forcing them to change the front cover's artwork on all future reprints of the issue (see Comics above for a picture of the original cover).[11]

Gallery

  • Cabzilla wine, with modified Simitar VHS art from Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

    Cabzilla wine, with modified Simitar VHS art from Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

  • MechaHopzilla beer can art, with a Mechagodzilla-like monster depicted on it

    MechaHopzilla beer can art, with a Mechagodzilla-like monster depicted on it

  • Voltage Picture's pitch for the film Colossal, featuring a picture of Godzilla and directly referring to Godzilla in its synopsis

    Voltage Picture's pitch for the film Colossal, featuring a picture of Godzilla and directly referring to Godzilla in its synopsis

  • Concept poster for Colossal, featuring the outline of Godzilla on it

    Concept poster for Colossal, featuring the outline of Godzilla on it

  • Concept poster for Colossal, using a picture of Godzilla on it

    Concept poster for Colossal, using a picture of Godzilla on it

References

This is a list of references for GodOfOdo/sandbox. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. ↑ Pettersson, Edvard (April 17, 2008). "Subway Sued by Toho Over Unauthorized Godzilla Advertisements". Bloomberg. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  2. ↑ https://www.clubdesmonstres.com/best/htm/godzvscl.htm
  3. ↑ https://www.tohokingdom.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17154&start=20
  4. ↑ Siegemund-Broka, Austin (May 20, 2015). "Godzilla Filmmakers Try to Stomp Out Anne Hathaway Monster Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. Yahoo Movies UK. Archived from the original on February 27, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  5. ↑ Kravets, David (April 26, 2011). "Godzilla’s Lawyers Claim Apple App Fingerzilla is Infringing". WIRED. Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  6. ↑ Jacobs, Jill Ann (April 19, 2011). "Re: FINGERZILLA". Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Archived from the original on January 1, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2025 - via WIRED.
  7. ↑ Captain Capi (11 February 2024). "Kaiju Universe was DELETED from Roblox!?". YouTube.
  8. ↑ Kravets, David (November 24, 2008). "Thought Godzilla Was Scary? Meet His Lawyers". WIRED. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Godzilla proves even giant monsters need lawyers". The Dispatch. May 13, 2014. The Associated Press. Archived from the original on February 19, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  10. ↑ Simon Says: "No more samples." | HipHopDX
  11. ↑ Goletz, Andrew. "The Ben Reilly Tribute Presents: The Life of Reilly - Part 26". The Ben Reilly Tribute. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

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