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Re: LEGO® Launches Battle Over Trademark
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lugnet.mediawatch
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Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:17:23 GMT
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Dave Schuler wrote:
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Abner Finley wrote:
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LEGO claims that the company’s competitors do not need to copy the shape of
the LEGO brick to achieve the same “technical solution”, and that most
consumers identify their studded brick as the company’s brand.
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I suggest that LEGO design a new brick to achieve the same “technical
solution.”
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Otherwise, this sounds like another in a long string of fairly open-and-shut
cases along these lines.
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I wonder if the clones would have enjoyed the success that they’ve had were they
to have created a brick system that didn’t replicate the dimensions of LEGO
bricks.
Clearly a case of wanting your brick and repeating it, too.
JOHN
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) The answer to your question is obvious. Enlighten and others manufacture for a market that never could afford to buy Lego bricks. The success of Lego's clone of the Kiddiecraft brick has had very little influence on the success of later (...) (15 years ago, 17-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| (...) Well of course they wouldn't, but so what? The question isn't whether or not clones could thrive in the absence of the original; it's whether the original still retains exclusive rights to the studs-n-tubes design, and many courts have already (...) (15 years ago, 17-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| (...) I suggest that LEGO design a new brick to achieve the same "technical solution." Otherwise, this sounds like another in a long string of fairly open-and-shut cases along these lines. Dave! (15 years ago, 14-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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