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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Jan-Albert van Ree <javanree@vanree.net>
wrote:
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> Dave Schuler wrote:
>
> > Very true. There are a zillion "Hot Wheels-style" toy car brands not
> > owned by
> > Mattel, but Mattel doesn't sue every one of them for infringement. LEGO
> > should
> > take that cue and learn from it. Investigate possible instances of patent
> > violation, and prosecute likely violations of patent infringement. Don't
> > waste much more time on nebulous "brand dilution" now that the 2x4 brick
> > and the studs-n-tubes system are in the public domain.
>
> They're not...
> In the Netherlands, MegaBlocks started a similair trial, lost and since
> sales of Brick, MegaBlocks and the like are illegal in the Netherlands.
I didn't know that--well, score one for LEGO, I guess. They've lost numerous
similar cases, though, wherein it's been ruled that the patent expired long ago.
Do you know when this case was decided?
Dave!
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