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Dave Schuler wrote:
> Very true. There are a zillion "Hot Wheels-style" toy car brands not
> owned by
> Mattel, but Mattel doesn't sue every one of them for infringement. LEGO
> should
> take that cue and learn from it. Investigate possible instances of patent
> violation, and prosecute likely violations of patent infringement. Don't
> waste much more time on nebulous "brand dilution" now that the 2x4 brick
> and the studs-n-tubes system are in the public domain.
They're not...
In the Netherlands, MegaBlocks started a similair trial, lost and since
sales of Brick, MegaBlocks and the like are illegal in the Netherlands. And
I for one am glad about it, since they're way too close to the real thing
and cause much confusion.
--
Jan-Albert van Ree | http://www.vanree.net/brickpiles/
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| (...) I didn't know that--well, score one for LEGO, I guess. They've lost numerous similar cases, though, wherein it's been ruled that the patent expired long ago. Do you know when this case was decided? Dave! (19 years ago, 11-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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