17 December 2018Copyright

Lego takes on toy company over ‘infringing’ figurines

Lego Group has accused competitor Zuru of trademark, copyright, design patent, and trade dress infringement in a 57-page complaint filed at the US District Court for the District of Connecticut on Thursday, December 13.

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