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Subject:	Re: LEGO vann över Biltema i Norge ang. Coko.
Newsgroups:	lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.no, lugnet.loc.fi
Date:	Thu, 23 Oct 2003 19:10:53 GMT
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Tobbe Arnesson wrote: > LEGO Company has taken similar legal action against the Biltema divisions • in > Denmark, Sweden and Finland. Great! I've seen the "copies", they look awful. The colours bleak and looks sick and the individual fit of the pieces seems to be far out. If I tried to lift one of the models I am sure it would totally collapse. > In December last year LEGO Company won a lawsuit at The Beijing High • People's > Court against the Chinese producer of the Coko products. The court stated • that > Coko had to hand over the moulds to the court for destruction. The company • also > had to publish an official apology in a national newspaper and pay • compensation > to LEGO Company. " One can but wonder if those moulds really were destroyed or if the company owner just gave them to his nephew to continue the production. Maybe they already had produced so many pieces they felt the need to sell the sets to some less knowing company. No wonder Biltema came along. Since Sweden is so far from Denmark I presume they thought it safe to sell the sets here in Scandinavia. Silly sods. :) All give praise to the real Brick! ;) // Anton

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		Coko Brand (Was: LEGO vann över Biltema...)
(...) Eric Hampusgård wrote: (...) No, they won't. I find Coko to be one of the best clone brands. They snap together very well. There were just two things that made me disppointed. 1. The minifigs are a disaster; no friction at the hips make them (...) (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.no, lugnet.loc.fi, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

		Re: LEGO vann över Biltema i Norge ang. Coko.
(...) At the time of the legal actions in China, Biltema was already selling Coko. IIRC they discontinued that when LEGO pressed charges? (...) To quote "Starship Troopers" with a twist; "The only good clone, is a dead clone!" Hmmm. Perhaps it's (...) (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.no, lugnet.loc.fi)

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		LEGO vann över Biltema i Norge ang. Coko.
(URL) 1 2003 LEGO Company wins Norwegian lawsuit LEGO Company has just won a lawsuit against the sales company Biltema at the Norwegian court Drammen Tingrett. The lawsuit involves Biltema’s sale and marketing of Coko products – clear imitations of (...) (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.no, lugnet.loc.fi)

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