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Re: Trademark defense doesn't work vs Mega Bloks
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Dave Schuler wrote:
> <http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2003/15/c2327.html This item>
> has been mentioned previously on LUGNET, but it seems relevant to bring it up
> again. The article points out that LEGO allowed the patent on the 2x4 brick,
> (presumably including the tube/stud system) to expire in 1978, so they opened
> the door for imitators. I can't imagine why they wouldn't have renewed the
> patent, but now they're reaping what they've sown.
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 the other imitators from before 1978, though:
http://www.personal.u-net.com/~lilleker/otherpics/lego-t6.jpg
Kinda cool. But even before that, with Lego's predacessors like KiddieCraft,
MiniBrix, etc, it seems like nobody could make the idea of interlocking bricks
take off like Lego did. Seems like Godtfred and maybe even Kjeld were the ones
responsible for making Lego a real hit.
DaveE
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