Lego wins landmark copyright case
26 January 2003
Foreign companies stand to benefit from a court decision that could pave the way for better intellectual property rights protection in China
Foreign companies stand to benefit from a court decision that could
pave the way for better intellectual property rights protection in
China.
In a landmark decision issued on January 20, China's court of
appeal ruled in favour of Danish toy manufacturer Lego in a legal
dispute that began in 1999 after Lego discovered fake Chinese
copies of its famous building-brick toys.
The Beijing High People's Court last week ruled against Chinese
toy company Coko Toy, based in the northern city of Tianjin, for
having infringed 33 of Lego's 53 copyright-protected items.
In a statement Lego said it was the first time "the Chinese
legal system has delivered a judgment that...
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