How does LEGO maintain its intellectual property strategy?
The LEGO Group is partnered with a huge range of licenses and companies, as well as owning their own properties
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Is it ever okay to buy fake LEGO sets?
Is it ever okay to buy fake LEGO? Emma Kennedy gets existential for Brick Fanatics as she ponders the ultimate ethical dilemma
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Chinese court upholds sentences for LEGO counterfeiters
A Chinese court has upheld prison sentences – and a huge fine – for the people behind LEGO clone brand Lepin.
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Lepin owners jailed in China
A chinese court has sentenced the people behind the clone brand Lepin to jail terms and handed them a $13
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Lepin continues to steal fan designs
Despite the legal setbacks that Lepin, the clone brand that has produced knock-off LEGO sets for years, the company has
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Lepin owners lose to the LEGO Group in appeal against court ruling
The LEGO Group has won a final decision in China after the owners of clone brand Lepin appealed a court
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LEGO fans help to combat Lepin and other clone brands
A spokesperson for the LEGO Group has confirmed that fans have helped the company combat clone brands, such as Lepin,
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Clone brand Lepin has factories raided and owner is arrested for infringing the LEGO Group’s copyright
Shanghai Police have raided the factories of Lepin, a clone brand manufacturer copying LEGO products, and arrested the company’s owner.
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The LEGO Group successfully gets Lepin trademark cancelled in the UK
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has invalidated the trademark of Lepin, a manufacturer of knock-off LEGO products. Lepin has
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Amazon asks suppliers to help police counterfeit product listings
With knock-off products appearing on Amazon’s website, the company is asking suppliers to help remove trademark infringing items. It seems
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