Judge Orders Bratz Dolls Removed From Shelves

December 5. 2008

Barbie

MGA, the makers of the copyright infringing Bratz dolls have been ordered, in accordance with the law, to remove them from the shelves and desist manufacturing said toys that infringe Mattel’s Barbie intellectual property.

I’m stunned, a judge actually following U.S. Copyright Law. Often the judge takes a bribe and issues some corrupt order allowing the infringers to continue breaking the law (click here to read more about judicial bribes).

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Check the dockets and you’ll find hundreds of copyright cases mysteriously dismissed in favor of corporate infringers that stole substantial amounts of intellectual property from small to mid sized companies, in violation of the law.

Mattel received justice, as they are a large, famous corporation with several law firms at their disposal, but for the average business or citizen in America, that would not have happened.

However, it may not be over yet, as this ruling can be appealed.

Judge bars MGA from making, selling Bratz dolls

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The rowdy Bratz dolls have been evicted. Barbie has regained control of the dollhouse.

Toy giant Mattel Inc., after a four-year legal dispute with MGA Entertainment Inc., touted its win in the case Wednesday after a federal judge banned MGA from making and selling its pouty-lipped and hugely popular Bratz dolls.

"It's a pretty sweeping victory," Mattel attorney Michael Zeller said. "They have no right to use Bratz for any goods or services at all."

U.S. District Judge Stephen Larson rocked the toy industry with his order that MGA must immediately stop manufacturing Bratz. He allowed MGA to wait until the holiday season ends to remove the toys from store shelves…

The same jury later awarded Mattel $10 million for copyright infringement and $90 million for breach of contract after a lengthy trial stemming from Mattel's 2004 lawsuit ended in August…

During trial, Mattel attorneys said MGA made nearly $778 million on the Bratz line since it was introduced seven years ago, and company Chief Executive Isaac Larian made $696 million through June — but MGA insisted the profits were much less...

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