The LEGO Group Wins Lawsuit in Trademark Protection for Minifigure Shape

[Toys N Bricks]

When you see the iconic minifigure, you would instantly recognize that it is a LEGO minifigure. Best-Lock, a company that produces building toys similar to LEGO has challenged them over its minifigure trademark protection. Today, the European Court of Justice has ruled in favor of LEGO over this dispute. Since 2000, LEGO has implanted its minifigure trademark.

After many of LEGO's patent expired, many brands have imitated LEGO's unique building brick design. In 2010, LEGO tried to trademark its unique 4x2 brick stud that expired through patent protection, but was unsuccessful.

Though, this is definitely good news that LEGO is still able to protect its minifigure through trademark protection. Thanks to Derek for writing in.

(via The Guardian)



Article Link: http://toysnbricks.com/the-lego-group-w ... ure-shape/

[that guy]

Tell fricking China that.....

[Richard J.]

Tell fricking China that.....

China is run by Communists. Expecting them to care about international laws or property rights is like expecting a serial killer to not kill people because you asked politely. Lego should known better and never sent anything there in the first place if they didn't want it stolen and bootlegged.

[lordoflego]

Tell fricking China that.....

China is run by Communists. Expecting them to care about international laws or property rights is like expecting a serial killer to not kill people because you asked politely. Lego should known better and never sent anything there in the first place if they didn't want it stolen and bootlegged.

Lego doesn't have to send anything to china and china will still get it, there is no way to take care of this problem I think but......!!!!!!!! Didn't I hear just recently that lego is opening factory in china? Am I correct? maybe once LEGO is actually there, they could do more to controll those cheap imitations.....