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Mattel, Inc.

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Trademark Law

Crash Dummy Movie v. Mattel: Overcoming the Presumption of Abandonment
The Federal Circuit Court affirmed a TTAB decision finding that Mattel successfully rebutted the presumption that it had abandoned a mark it had acquired from Tyco but had not used for at least three years. In Crash Dummy Movie, LLC v. Mattel, Inc., 601 F.3d 1387 (Fed. Cir. 2010), Mattel…
Posted:
06/8/2010
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Copyright Law >
New Judicial Opinions

CA Court Enjoins Bratz Maker from Manufacturing and Selling Dolls
In granting Mattel’s motion, the district court held, “Factually, the hardship on MGA weighs very heavily upon the court.”  But the district court, “in the final analysis, must afford this very little, if any, weight.” The district court further wrote that while there was a “strong economic interest” in keeping…
Date of ruling:
12/3/2008
Summaries
Copyright Law >
New Settlements and Verdicts

Barbie v. Bratz Saga: $100M Jury Verdict to Mattel Way Below its $1.8B Demand, But Bratz Doll-Maker MGA to Push for Reduction
By way of background, the jury on July 17, 2008 found that Bryant conceptualized the Bratz character and name while he was still under contract with Mattel.  In that earlier verdict, the jury specifically found that Bryant made most of the first sketches of the Bratz characters while he was…
Date of ruling:
08/26/2008
Summaries
Copyright Law >
New Settlements and Verdicts

California Jury Finds Bratz Dolls Originated with a Mattel Designer
Mattel, represented by Quinn Emanuel Oliver Urquhart & Hedges, argued that MGA unlawfully took the idea for Bratz dolls from its employee, Bryant, because Bryant conceived the idea while still under contract with Mattel.  MGA asserted that Bryant created Bratz in the time period between two stints at Mattel.  Bryant…
Date of ruling:
07/17/2008
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