SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
_____
FORM
8-K
Current
Report
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d)
of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported):
October
19, 2006 (October 18, 2006)
JAKKS
PACIFIC, INC.
(Exact
Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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0-28104
(Commission
File Number)
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95-4527222
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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22619
Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu,
California
(Address
of principal
executive
offices)
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90265
(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (310) 456-7799
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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240.14d-2(b))
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240.13e-4(c))
JAKKS
PACIFIC, INC.
INDEX
TO FORM 8-K
FILED
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
OCTOBER
19, 2006
ITEMS
IN FORM 8-K
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Item
8.01 Other
Events
THQ,
Inc.
(“THQ”) and THQ/JAKKS PACIFIC LLC (the “LLC”) yesterday announced that a lawsuit
by World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. against THQ and the LLC, involving a
claim previously reported by us in our periodic filings concerning allegedly
improper sales of WWE video games in Japan and other countries in Asia, was
filed on October 12, 2006 in the Connecticut state court.
A
copy of
such release is annexed hereto as an exhibit.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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JAKKS
PACIFIC,
INC. |
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| Dated:
October 19, 2006 |
By: |
/s/
Joel
Bennett
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Joel Bennett |
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Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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