Editing Mighty Mouse (section)

==Cultural influences==
In the book ''Astro Boy Essays'', author Frederik L. Schodt quotes Japanese animator [[Osamu Tezuka]] as saying that Mighty Mouse was the influence that inspired him to name his well-known character [[Astro Boy (character)|Mighty Atom]] (also known as Astro Boy). He also chose to imitate Mighty Mouse's signature flying pose with one arm stretched ahead with a clenched fist.<ref>{{cite book|last=Schodt|first=Frederik L.|title=The Astro Boy essays : Osamu Tezuka, Mighty Atom, and the manga/anime revolution|year=2007|publisher=Stone Bridge Press|location=Berkeley, Calif.|isbn=978-1-933330-54-9|pages=248|access-date=May 10, 2012|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8wS3JJfZ0XgC&q=mighty+mouse&pg=PT88}}</ref>

Mighty Mouse was planned to make a cameo in the deleted scene "Acme's Funeral" from the 1988 film ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Jim |title=From the JHM Archives: Scenes that were cut out of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" |url=http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2011/08/02/from-the-jhm-archives-scenes-that-were-cut-out-of-quot-who-framed-roger-rabbit-quot.aspx |website=jimhillmedia.com |date=August 2, 2011 |access-date=June 24, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

Mighty Mouse was featured on famed guitarist [[Tom Scholz]]'s [[Les Paul]] guitar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.celebrityguitars.com/gallery-3/tom-scholz|title=Tom Scholz's Mighty Mouse guitar.|publisher=Celebrity Guitars|access-date=May 10, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724053415/http://www.celebrityguitars.com/gallery-3/tom-scholz|archive-date=July 24, 2012}}</ref>

As part of [[Andy Kaufman]]'s act, he would play the Mighty Mouse theme while standing perfectly still and lip-sync only the line "Here I come to save the day" with great enthusiasm;<ref name="cnn2012">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/07/us/kaufman-lawler-wrestling-match/|title=The Great Ruse: The comedic genius who rocked wrestling|first=Wayne|last=Drash|publisher=CNN|date=April 7, 2012|access-date=April 9, 2012}}</ref> a 1975 performance of this act on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''<ref name="snl-s1">''SNL: The Complete First Season, 1975–1976''. DVD recording.</ref> is recreated in the 1999 [[biopic]] ''[[Man on the Moon (film)|Man on the Moon]]''.

===Apple trademark dispute===
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[[Image:Mighty Mouse.jpg|thumbnail|Apple Mighty Mouse]]
On August 2, 2005, [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] released the company's first multi-control [[USB]] [[computer mouse]]. The product was designed by [[Mitsumi Electric]] and premiered under the name [[Apple Mighty Mouse]]. Apple continued to use the name when the product was redesigned as a [[Bluetooth]] device in 2006. Prior to its release, CBS licensed the right to use the Mighty Mouse name to Apple. In 2008, Man and Machine, Inc., a company that produces medical grade, chemical-resistant, mice and keyboards, sued both Apple and CBS for trademark infringement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clabaugh |first=Jeff |date=May 21, 2008 |title=Man & Machine sues Apple over Mighty Mouse |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/05/19/daily34.html |access-date=November 28, 2018 |website=Washington Business Journal}}</ref> Man and Machine claimed that it had used the name since 2004 and that CBS did not have the right to license the name for computer peripherals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2008 |title=Apple, CBS sued over 'Mighty Mouse' |url=https://9to5mac.com/2008/05/21/apple-cbs-sued-over-mighty-mouse/ |access-date=June 27, 2022 |website=9to5Mac |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2009, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ruled in favor of Man and Machine and Apple changed the name of its product to the "Apple Mouse".<ref>{{cite web|title=Apple's Mighty Mouse Never Lived Up To Its Name. And Now It Can't.|url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/10/07/apples-mighty-mouse-never-lived-up-to-its-name-and-now-it-cant/|publisher=Techcrunch|access-date=May 10, 2012|first=MG|last=Siegler|date=October 7, 2009}}</ref>