由于乐高届满的最后常设
专利在1988年,公司数量已经产生连锁砖,类似于乐高积木。 [left]The toy company
Tyco Toys produced such bricks for a time; other competitors include
Mega Bloks and
Coko .[/left]该玩具公司
泰科玩具生产这种砖的时候,其他竞争者包括
大型Bloks和
Coko 。 [left]These competitor products are typically compatible with Lego bricks, and are marketed at a lower cost than Lego sets.[/left]这些竞争对手的产品通常与乐高积木兼容,并且正处在一个较低的成本比乐高台销售。
[left]One such competitor is Coko, manufactured by Chinese company Tianjin Coko Toy Co., Ltd. In 2002, Lego Group Swiss subsidiary Interlego AG sued the company for
copyright infringement .[/left]一个这样的竞争对手是中国公司所制造有限公司天津Coko玩具有限公司,2002年Coko,乐高集团的子公司Interlego瑞士公司为公司起诉
侵犯版权 。 [left]A trial court found many Coko bricks to be infringing; Coko was ordered to cease manufacture of the infringing bricks, publish a formal apology in the
Beijing Daily , and pay a small fee in damages to Interlego.[/left]审判法庭发现了很多Coko砖构成侵权; Coko被责令停止生产侵权砖,
北京日报发表正式道歉的,并支付赔偿费小到Interlego。 [left]On appeal, the Beijing High Peoples Court upheld the trial courts ruling
[1] .[/left]经上诉后,北京市高级人民法院维持了初审法院的判决
[1] 。
[left]In 2003 Lego Group won a lawsuit in
Norway against the marketing group Biltema for its sale of Coko products, on the grounds that the company used product confusion for marketing purposes.
[2][/left]乐高集团在2003年赢得了官司
挪威对营销集团Biltema其产品销售Coko目的,对市场营销的理由是该公司使用混乱的产品。
[2]
[left]Also in 2003, a large shipment of Lego-like products marketed under the name "Enlighten" was seized by
Finland customs authorities.[/left]此外,在2003年,一个大的名字在市场上同类产品装运乐高“启蒙”检获
芬兰海关当局。 [left]The packaging of the Enlighten products was similar to official Lego packaging.[/left]该产品的包装相似启示官方乐高包装。 [left]Their Chinese manufacturer failed to appear in court, and thus Lego won a default action ordering the destruction of the shipment.[/left]他们的中国制造商没有出现在法庭上,从而赢得了乐高的默认操作下令销毁货物。 [left]Lego Group footed the bill for the disposal of the 54,000 sets, citing a desire to avoid brand confusion and protect consumers from potentially inferior products.
[3][/left]乐高集团支付了54000套条例草案的处理情况,理由是希望避免混乱和保护品牌产品的消费者,从潜在的自卑。
[3]
[left]Lego Group has attempted to trademark the "Lego Indicia", the studded appearance of the Lego brick, hoping to stop production of
Mega Bloks .[/left]乐高集团已试图商标的“乐高邮戳”,乐高砖镶嵌的外观,希望停止生产
大型Bloks 。 [left]On May 24, 2002, the
Federal Court of Canada dismissed the case, asserting the design is functional and therefore ineligible for trademark protection
[4] .[/left] 5月24日,2002年,
加拿大联邦法院驳回了该案,声称具有功能性的设计和商标保护,因此没有资格为
[4] 。 [left]The Lego Groups appeal was dismissed by the Federal Court of Appeal on July 14, 2003
[5] .[/left]乐高集团的上诉被驳回了联邦上诉法院于2003年7月14日
[5] 。 [left]In October 2005, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that "Trademark law should not be used to perpetuate monopoly rights enjoyed under now-expired patents."[/left] 2005年10月,最高法院裁定一致认为,“商标法不应使用永远保持现在已经过期的专利享有垄断权。” [left]and held that Mega Bloks can continue to manufacture their bricks.[/left]并认为兆丰Bloks可以继续生产的砖块。
[left]Because of fierce competition from copycat products, the company has always responded by being proactive in their patenting and has over 600 United States granted design patents to their name.
[ 3 ][/left]由于仿制产品的激烈竞争,公司始终积极回应,正在申请专利,并已在其600多个美国授予外观设计专利在他们的名字。
[3]