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Re: LEGO® Launches Battle Over Trademark
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lugnet.mediawatch
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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:27:15 GMT
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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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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
cloning companies.
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| (...) Not a valid analogy I believe. LEGO didn't clone Kiddiecraft; it took the idea and ran with it. Since their improvements were superior to the original, the original died off. Clones today exist because of their compatibility with LEGO, not (...) (15 years ago, 17-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| (...) The LEGO Company did not clone the Kiddiecraft brick. They licensed the design, then bought the rights to it outright, and then improved upon it with the addition of the tubes inside the bricks that prevent cross-stacked parts from sliding (...) (15 years ago, 17-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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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 (15 years ago, 15-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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