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Subject: 
Question about LEGO minifigure trademark
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lugnet.general, lugnet.lego
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lugnet.lego
Date: 
Thu, 5 Apr 2012 15:10:39 GMT
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In the footer of lego.com is this text:

"LEGO, the LEGO logo, DUPLO, BIONICLE, MINDSTORMS, the BELVILLE, KNIGHTS'
KINGDOM and EXO-FORCE logos, the Brick and Knob configurations and the
Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group."

What do they mean by saying the minifigure is a trademark? Do they mean the
actual word "Minifigure" is trademarked, or that the general
appearance/configuration of all LEGO brand minifigs is trademarked?



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  Re: Question about LEGO minifigure trademark
 
(...) I asked an attorney friend who studied intellectual property law to provide an answer to this. Her reply: "Trademarks are (basically) stylized words, graphics, or objects that create a mental association with good or service that is used in (...) (13 years ago, 6-Apr-12, to lugnet.lego)  

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