Joker, Inc. (also known under the trade name The Pygos Group) is a company owned by Mattel Creations which holds the copyright and trademark rights to the Pingu intellectual property. The company was founded after Pingu B.V. collapsed and all of its assets were sold to HiT Entertainment for over £15.9m in 2001. The company was first based in Allen, Texas, then, after Mattel acquired HIT Entertainment in 2012, it was moved to Mattel's headquarters in El Segundo, California.
Starting in 2002, the company is listed as the copyright holder on any media or merchandise related to Pingu.
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