TIMYBEAR / CHARACTER LICENSING

Let Timy enter new places,
and still look like Timy.

Would you like Timy to appear in your product, content, or event? Start with a favourite character, then discuss how, where, and for how long you would like to use it.

10
Timy family members
08
scope details
01
project discussion to begin
Dopamine plush displayed beside three hard figures
CHARACTER ASSET / PRODUCT REFERENCESCOPE / ADAPTATION / REVIEW

00 / CHARACTER INTEGRITY

Round ears, a little smile,
and a colour of their own.

Each of the ten Timy characters has a name and personality. In new products and stories, their familiar appearance should stay recognisable to the people who love them.

01 / CHARACTER ASSET ATLAS

Choose a Timy first,
then find a suitable medium for it.

Meet the character you like, then tell us about the product, content, or event you have in mind.

DDopamine Timy character

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Dopamine

DOPAMINE

Dopamine’s bright rainbow colours are easy to recognise. New applications need to retain the rainbow bands and contrasting ears.

Character identity
Round ears, orange face, rainbow body
Check first
Color-band order, contrasting ears, facial placement
Discussion direction
Share the character and intended scope to begin a project-fit discussion

02 / SCOPE OF USE

Before use,
agree these scope details.

The character, where it will appear, duration, and any adaptations need to be agreed in licensing discussions. These details can help you prepare your first enquiry.

WRITE IT DOWNMake the scope clear
  1. 01Character subject

    Which character, poses, and asset versions are involved

  2. 02Medium placement

    Product, package, content, space, or digital interface

  3. 03Category purpose

    State the specific item or activity rather than relying on broad labels

  4. 04Territory & channel

    Which regions, platforms, and sales paths may show the work

  5. 05Term of use

    Start, end, sell-through, and cessation of use

  6. 06Exclusivity relation

    Whether it is exclusive, and the boundary of that exclusivity

  7. 07Adaptation boundary

    How much color, proportion, clothing, text, and combinations may change

  8. 08Review points

    How design, samples, production, and launch are each reviewed

03 / CONSULTABLE DIRECTIONS

Start with your project,
and explore where a character could fit.

Food and beverage, apparel and accessories, stationery and office, home and gifting, digital content, and cultural activities can all open a discussion. The specific approach is determined by the project’s goals, responsibilities, and review conditions.

01

Food & beverage

First clarify the contact context, packaging placement, term of use, and compliance responsibilities.

02

Apparel & accessories

First clarify character proportions, print or embroidery method, color variation, and care information.

03

Stationery & office

First clarify repeated graphics, crop boundaries, and recognition at different sizes.

04

Home & gifting

First clarify the product material, use placement, and whether packaging falls within the intended scope.

05

Digital & content

First clarify animated adaptation, platform, territory, time, and secondary distribution.

06

Culture & events

First clarify the venue, materials, on-site use, and handling after the activity ends.

04 / KEEP THE CHARACTER INTACT

Help people who love Timy
recognise it at a glance.

These examples use one character to show boundaries around color, proportion, obstruction, and placement, helping design teams recognize risks before formal production.

KEEP / CORRECTDopamine character shown at its correct proportions
Retain the outline proportions, complete color blocks, facial placement, and clear space.
AVOID / STRETCHDopamine character used in a stretch-avoidance illustration
Keep the character’s original aspect ratio and complete outline.
AVOID / RECOLORDopamine character used in an arbitrary-recoloring avoidance illustration
Retain identifying colors, then discuss how a partner color may enter.
AVOID / OBSTRUCTIONDopamine character used in an obstruction-avoidance illustration
Text, borders, and cropping need to avoid the ears and facial recognition area.

05 / APPLICATION TESTS

These imagined encounters
can be a starting point.

These scene concepts show possible uses in everyday carry, desks, gifts, and content. Applications and permission to use the characters need project-specific agreement.

CONCEPT / commute setting
Everyday carry · concept imageCarry and hang
CONCEPT / desk setting
Desk companion · concept imageOffice and desktop
CONCEPT / gift setting
Gifting · concept imageGifts & packaging
CONCEPT / content setting
Content · concept imageContent and communication
CONCEPT / display setting
Family display · concept imageFamily display
CONCEPT / daily setting
Daily life · concept imageEveryday life

06 / SUGGESTED WORKFLOW

Write the scope clearly,
so design has room to move.

This is a suggested sequence for discussion; timing, review points, and quotation are confirmed by project.

  1. 01Share the brief

    Subject, category, territory, timing, and goal

  2. 02Assess fit

    Understand the project goals and explore suitable characters and uses

  3. 03Confirm scope

    Agree characters, permitted uses, territory, duration, and fees

  4. 04Design and sampling

    Submit key points for review without exceeding the agreed scope

  5. 05Launch and close

    Confirm communication, sell-through, and cessation of use

07 / LICENSE BRIEF

Write the character, medium, and timing
into a licensing brief.

Organize the subject of use, medium, territory, channel, term, and adaptation needs first, so a later conversation can move quickly into character fit and review priorities.

Prepare before you begin
  • Which character you hope to use
  • Where the product or medium will appear
  • Territory, channel, and term of use
  • Which character details you expect to change
  • Who is responsible for production and review
Dopamine Timy plush used at the end of an IP licensing discussion page

08 / KEEP THE CHARACTER RECOGNIZABLE

Let Timy enter a new product world,
and still be recognized at a glance.

Ask about character licensing

IP licensing enquiry

Start with how you plan to use the characters.

Tell us the character, medium, category, territory and timing you are considering. Confirmed details can come first; mark the rest as “to be discussed”.

Helpful details to prepare
  1. Characters and intended content format
  2. Category, medium, territory and channels
  3. Target launch and licence term
Prefer to speak directly?

For business enquiries, use the phone number or email below.

张经理13681617617contactus@timybear.com
Project details* Required. “To be discussed” is fine for anything undecided.

We will first review the direction and scope. Pricing, timing and formal licensing are confirmed separately in writing.