Jon Capriola came up with the idea for a light block, laser pegs, in 2002 and filed a patent for the idea in 2006, which was finally granted in 2009. Lawrence Rosen of LaRose Industries was approached by Capriola to invest at the American International Toy Fair in February 2011. Instead, Rosen filed an expedited patent and received it in 2012. The Cra-Z-Art division of LaRose Industries then began producing Lite Brix light blocks. In 2013, Capriola`s company sued Rosen for patent infringement, while Rosen petitioned the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to reject his patent. [17] In 2014, Light Stax was introduced as additional devices compatible with LED light. The Stax Hybrids sets were released in September 2018 and are built on the Light Stax with regular light, sound, connector and Stax bricks that enable light and sound. [18] Lego and Tyco Industries fought in US courts in the 1980s over Tyco`s line of interlocking bricks, with Tyco gaining the upper hand. [4] On August 31, 1987, the U.S. District Court ruled that Tyco could continue to manufacture Super Blocks, its Lego clone bricks, but ordered Tyco to stop using the Lego trademark and not to declare them “Lego, but only cheaper.” In Lego`s Hong Kong lawsuit against Tyco Super Blocks, Lego received an injunction requiring Tyco to stop cloning Lego bricks designed after 1973. Tyco was also sued by Lego in Austria, Italy and Canada at the time.
[7] They are actually quite good. If it is the Lego technique, you are very satisfied after I am very satisfied. For regular sets like the spaceship destroyer, I`m less convinced (the design of the set ensures that some parts are quite loose and fall off) In 2020, Lego managed to stop Zuru from selling his own version of the minifigures, with the court ruling that Zuru had infringed Lego`s trademark. [22] I`ve always wanted a Lego UCS Venator and AT-OT/Drop Ship, but I could never justify the cost, but I just discovered Mould King and was curious about its reliability and how it compares to genuine Lego? In 2016, Lego announced that it would take legal action against Guangdong Loongon in China, which makes the Lepin brand, for selling exact replicas of existing Lego products (including box illustrations). [20] The Canadian company Mega Bloks was sued on the basis that the use of the “bolts and pipes” locking brick system infringed Lego`s trademarks. On November 17, 2005, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld Mega Bloks` right to continue selling the product in Canada. [8] A similar decision was issued by the Court of First Instance of the European Union on 12 November 2008, in which an EU regulator upheld the annulment of an EU regulator`s opinion after Mega Bloks objected to a trademark attributed to Lego in 1999. [9] On 14 September 2010, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the 8-peg design of the original Lego brick “merely fulfils a technical function [and] cannot be registered as a trademark”.
[10] Mould King products use Gobricks parts that have great clamping force, so you don`t have to worry about the quality of the parts. Their technical kits are the best among Altbrick brands. When it comes to Star Wars products, many people have complained about minor flaws. You can find a lot of reviews about them on youtube. Эта политика является частью наших Условий использования. By using our Services, you agree to this Policy and our Terms of Service. Enter the country of residence, language and currency used. Learn more. Also, they are a high number of bricks unlike Lego, you need sorting containers, I recommend the cheap thin plastic tupaware that you can get on Tuesday morning, household items or large lots.
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