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| (...) That's an interesting argument--do you have a citation? I ask because I believe that the patent on the minifig design has expired, and previous arguments by LEGO re: the "trademark" status of their pieces have failed. The majority of rulings (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| (...) It's about trademark rather than copyright - the minifig is legally recognized to represent the Lego company, it's not just one of their designs or intellectual properties. From a legal standpoint, using the minifig is equivalent to using the (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| (...) (URL) Here's> a shot of three minifigs from the Just Kidz line of Cobi/Best-Lock stuff. And (URL) here's> a reverse angle of the guy on the far left. As you'll see, the leg-holes are square, in what I think is an inferior design; it takes more (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jan-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| (...) Whoa, that was a blast from the past! I had only been online for the first time a couple of months before that thread.... What an experience the WWW was as a newbie. And now 9 years have past. </nostalgicpine> FUT OT.OT;-) JOHN (19 years ago, 3-Jan-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| (...) Old Timers may recall the flap back in '99 over the (URL) LEGODEATH> image originally crafted by "Froggy." A brief (400+ post) thread on RTL can be read (URL), if you're interested. I can't remember what became of that whole issue, but clearly (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jan-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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