Legal Opinion

Lego A/S v. Best-Lock Construction Toys, Inc.

District Court, D. Connecticut

Decided January 18, 2017No. 3:11-cv-01586 (CSH)PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RULING ON DEFENDANTS’ MIOTION TO DISMISS AND PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO RECONSIDER

HAIGHT, Senior District Judge:

On October 14, 2011, Plaintiffs LEGO A/S and LEGO Systems, Inc. (collectively “Lego” or Plaintiffs) initiated this action, alleging infringement of two copyrights filed in 1994, VA 655-104 and VA 655-230 (the “Minifigure Copyrights”). The Complaint, as amended on August 30, 2012, alleges that Defendants Best-Lock Construction Toys, Inc. and Best-Lock Limited, Hong Kong (collectively “Best-Lock”) infringed the Minifigure Copyrights through its actions producing and selling similar…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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  2. Bruce C. Shrader v. Csx Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  3. Barry Lesane v. Hall's Security Analyst, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
  4. United States of America, Ex Rel., Walter M. Drake v. Norden Systems, Inc., and United Technologies CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
  5. Baptiste v. SommersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2014

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. V.W. ex rel. Williams v. ConwayDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2017
  2. Galicia v. Tobiko Restaurant, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2020
  3. Lego A/S v. Best-Lock Construction Toys, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 2019
  4. North American Specialty Insurance Company v. QSR Steel Corporation LLCDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2022
  5. Scores Holding Company Inc. v. SCMD LLCDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2020

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