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Blocking And Tackling: A Nasty LEGO Copyright Battle
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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:50:49 GMT
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http://www.courant.com/business/hc-lego-patent-fight-20120129,0,4270244.story
Hartford Courant about ongoing legal battles between Lego, Mega Bloks &
Best-Lock.
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It's one of many legal skirmishes that Mega Bloks and now Best-Lock have had
with LEGO over the last 20 years, after LEGO's patent protecting the dimpled
underside of their blocks — what allows the walls to stand so firmly — expired.
LEGO has mostly lost the lawsuits around the world.
This latest go-round is a window into the nasty, sometimes personal battles that
lie behind the fun and games of the toy industry.
One reason for the many lawsuits: "The toy industry thrives on similar but not
identical," said Chris Byrne, a longtime industry analyst who has been an expert
witness in trademark and copyright cases, though never for LEGO.
"The number of lawsuits going on at any time is legion," Byrne said.
Geller, who runs Hong Kong-based Best-Lock from the west coast of Canada, said
he decided to become a LEGO competitor in part because he thought it was
unethical that the Danish firm copied the British bricks invented by Hilary
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