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(...) Uh-- did they really 'allow' it to expire? I was under the impression that the patent lasted 20 years, then 'tough noogies'. 1958 was the patent year for the stud-and-tube system, so 1978 would fit the bill... I was interested to see some of (...) (20 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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(...) Goodness. I can think of close to a dozen brands that use some variation of the tubes-and-studs clutch system, so recognition could definitely be a problem! (URL) This item> has been mentioned previously on LUGNET, but it seems relevant to (...) (20 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) This won't likely happen. Previous lawsuits have ruled that MEGABLOKS has erred in marketing its product in a way that can confuse the buyer into thinking that MEGABLOKS are affiliated with or endorsed by LEGO. Therefore, for close to a (...) (20 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Impartial? Well, sort of, but not in the way that you seem to think. It's called PRNewswire. PR, as in Press Release or Press Relations. This appears to be a website where various corporations can upload their press releases for various news (...) (20 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hi Matt, (...) don't confuse trademarks (which don't expire), patents (which do 20 years after filing), and copyright (which expire 70 years ofter the death of the creator). Here LEGO had a patent on the shape of the blocks, which expired long ago, (...) (20 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, that's fair enough. The LEGO trademark on the standard brick must have expired years ago, it's only the fact that the community automatically associates said brick design with LEGO that prevented Megabloks taking it for themselves ages (...) (20 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Saw this scroll by on Bloomberg: Mega Bloks Confirms Cancellation of Lego Shape Mark by European Union Trademark Office (URL) (20 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Actually, we're on compressors right now..... but like you I'm getting some things ready for Brickfest. Unfortunatly I'm not getting SSClagorpion ready for brickfest. (...) Kevin (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I'm working on that. :) Whenever we get SSClagorpion working, I'll call them and tell them they want me back on the show... :) How are those legs coming along? Steve (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) <snip> (...) Congratulations Steve! Are you a regular there now? (...) Kevin (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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I finally have something to post about... This past weekend, the Richmond and Hampton Roads LUGs put on a combined display at the GATS show here in RVA. This was the first time appearing at a GATS show for either club. The organizers awarded our (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.org.us.richlug, lugnet.org.us.hardlug, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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Let's try this again. This Thursday (July 22nd) a couple of my robots are going to appear on G4TechTV's The Screen Savers. I built two robots that can play Hasbro's Connect Four against a person, or each other. The first robot, Full Contact, was (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hey, great sleuthing, Manfred. The one just before that in her portfolio is related to Designer/Creator sets so I've copied .build. I set the FUT to .mediawatch because maybe she's going to be an up and coming influence on industrial design? (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jul-04, to lugnet.clikits, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.build)
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Hehee.. Now where do I buy that sensor?! ;) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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Mindstorms in the almost mainstream (URL) (20 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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As you likely know, the Spider-Man 2 movie launches today around the world and is sure to be the biggest box office news of the summer. (I personally can not wait to see it!) To help to celebrate the success of the new Spider-Man movie, we will be (...) (20 years ago, 2-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.lego, lugnet.lego.announce, lugnet.announce, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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The guys who made the Monty Python Lego short are making one for Spiderman. Here's the story: (URL) Main thomasmain@myrealbox.com (20 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Oops, that's right! Thanks, Adrian. I was able to get a screen grab from this morning's rebroadcast (actually I just took a photo of my TV) during the approximately 1.5 seconds the image from The Brick Testament was aired. For your viewing (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) They also rerun it at 7pm. Adrian (20 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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I just received word that today's episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart had a segment called "This Week In God" where an image from The Brick Testament was briefly flashed on the screen. Hoorah! For any of you who missed it (like me), Comedy (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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