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In lugnet.lego, Robert Fries wrote:
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Canadian courts have ruled that Mega Bloks can continue to sell its products
in Canada.
From
this article, “Lego sought an injunction and damages from Mega Bloks. Lego
believed it had a trademark on the look of the knobs on its blocks.
After losing in lower courts, Lego appealed the case to the country’s top
court. Lego argued that Mega Bloks’ advertising of its blocks could cause
confusion between the two companies’ products. ”
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Bryan Wong spotted this story earlier and posted about it
here, but thanks for the heads-up as
well.
This is good news on all counts, IMO.
Since it amounts to an across-the-board dismissal of LEGO’s “trademark” claim
(in Canada, at least) LEGO is now free to pursue its business goals without
miring itself in further--and ultimately futile--legal action. This suit has
been decided in favor of Mega Bloks, Inc at every level of the Canadian legal
system. LEGO benefits from the opportunity to refocus its energies.
MBI benefits because it’s an endorsement of its product as a distinct brand of
toy construction bricks, and MBI is likewise freed from the burden of future
dead-end litigation.
Additionally, this still allows LEGO to seek restitution from companies that
do steal its protected intellectual property. LEGO’s recent successful
efforts against Coko (and others) are good examples of this, and everyone
benefits from the removal of pirated or counterfeit goods from the marketplace.
Dave!
xFUT: lego.mediawatch and OT.clones
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