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Lego Loses Its Unique Right To Make Lego Blocks

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the this-could-be-huge dept.

tsa writes "The European Department of Justice has decided that the Danish company Lego does not have exclusive rights to the lego building block anymore (sorry, it's in Dutch). Lego went to court after a Canadian firm had made blocks that were so like lego blocks that they even fit the real blocks made by Lego. The European judge decided that the design of the lego blocks is not protected by European trademarks and so anyone can make the blocks." If true, hopefully this will open doors for people interested in inexpensive bulk purchase of bricks of specific sizes and colors. Perhaps at long last I can build a life-sized Hemos statue for my office.

3 of 576 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Obligatory by airedalez · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Maybe I meant... All your blocks are belong to us...

  2. Re:makes sense by dontmakemethink · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Can't really argue with that, either!

    Just because they can't, doesn't mean they won't. It works for Microsoft every day.

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  3. Re:Let me attempt to translate... by hairyfeet · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    And for all of you texters,AOLer translator to the rescue!

    DA AU COURT HOWAVER SIEDD WIT A 204 D3CISION MAED BY DA 3U AEGNCY WHICH HAD CANC3LAD LEGOS TRAEDMARK AFTER RIVAL 2Y MAEKR CANADAS M3GA BRANDS INC!11!11 OMG LOL FIELD AN APEAL 2 LEGOS APLICATION!!1!!! LOL MEGA BRANDS PRODUC3S SIMILAR PLASTIC BUILDNG BLOX TAHT COMP3T3 WIT LEGO!!!!111!! OMG

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