J.Freek
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Post by J.Freek on Dec 4, 2008 17:01:17 GMT -5
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered MGA Entertainment Inc to stop selling its popular Bratz dolls and banned it from using the Bratz name, finding that "hundreds" of Bratz products infringe on copyrights owned by rival toymaker Mattel Inc (MAT.N).
U.S. District Judge Stephen Larson also ordered MGA to recall all Bratz dolls from retailers and to destroy "specialized plates, molds and matrices" used to make the dolls, according to a permanent injunction issued late on Wednesday, but stayed until at least early next year.
The ruling appears to allow MGA and retailers to sell the Bratz dolls through the Christmas holiday season.
Larson rejected the idea of allowing MGA to continue to make the pouty lipped, urban chic dolls that made its name and fortunes while paying Mattel a royalty. Larson set a February 11 hearing on post-trial motions.
"Mattel has established its exclusive rights to the Bratz drawings and the court has found that hundreds of the MGA parties' products -- including all the currently available core female fashion dolls Mattel was able to locate in the marketplace -- infringe those rights," Larson wrote in the ruling.
Mattel won the rights to the $1 billion-plus Bratz franchise earlier this year in a lawsuit against MGA and former Mattel Barbie designer Carter Bryant, who invented the Bratz concept while under contract to Mattel.
A jury later ruled Bryant had secretly sold the concept to MGA.
In a statement, Mattel said it was pleased with the court's ruling.
"Today's ruling underscores what Mattel has said all along - that MGA should not be allow
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Mizz Lola
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Post by Mizz Lola on Dec 7, 2008 2:15:16 GMT -5
It is really sad if you have a daughter who loves these dolls. After Christmas I am going to go pick up some dolls and accessories.
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Post by Gangrel-Brood on Dec 7, 2008 14:22:26 GMT -5
That's gonna leave a looot of empty space on my store's shelves.
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Post by jfinnomore on Dec 7, 2008 14:59:51 GMT -5
It is really sad if you have a daughter who loves these dolls. After Christmas I am going to go pick up some dolls and accessories. if i understand this correctly you'll still get bratz they'll just be made by mattel from now on. either way very interesting case.
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Mizz Lola
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Post by Mizz Lola on Dec 7, 2008 15:44:52 GMT -5
hmm...it was worded differently in a few other articles and on our local news. I'm going to have to go do some more research.
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Post by The Silent Flute (joepetree) on Dec 7, 2008 16:12:51 GMT -5
boo i wish they would just cancel the whole line
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Post by Mizz Lola on Dec 7, 2008 16:28:38 GMT -5
^^ why? Because they are dolls? The should cancel Barbie too since they give girls false hopes that if you are unemployed you can still have all these material crap.
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