Toy maker Lego has won a legal victory against Chinese copies of its minifigures. On Friday, the Düsseldorf district court prohibited a Paderborn toy retailer from selling certain competing products from China because their design violated the Danish company’s trademark rights. The presiding judge of the 8th chamber for commercial matters at the Düsseldorf Regional Court said that the controversial toy figures all had some formal differences to the Lego products. But the overall impression of the figures is in all cases too close to the trademarked Lego product. It is important for trademark law how an average consumer perceives the product and does not compare details, but the overall picture.
Chinese copy – Lego wins minifigure lawsuit – Economy
