Chinese Police Raid Lepin Factories
Here’s some fun news coming out of China via The Brick Fan. Chinese police have raided a number of factories used by Lepin to create their knock-off LEGO® sets. For a number of years now the LEGO Group has been waging an ongoing war against Chinese companies who have repeatedly stolen product designs and artwork of almost every new LEGO set that is released. Although the boxart is lifted from genuine LEGO sets, logos are tweaked...
LEGO Group Gain UK Trademark Victory
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has invalidated the ‘Lepin’ trademark, following a complaint from the LEGO Group. Longjun Toys filed the trademark for their Lepin brand back in June 2017, a few short months later LEGO® applied to have the trademark invalidated. As you may know Lepin sets are basically complete copies of real LEGO sets. Often with slight tweaks to names such has Star Wars being Star Plan, LEGO City being...
The LEGO Group Wins IP Lawsuit Against Lepin
Late last night the LEGO Group issued a press release detailing their win in a lawsuit against Chinese clone brand Lepin. For a number of years now the China-based company has persistently and blatantly released products using designs and images directly taken from official LEGO® sets. Often offering sets before the have been released by LEGO. A Chinese courts has ordered that this activity stops immediately. The activities of Lepin...
The LEGO Group Wins Chinese Legal Case
A few months ago it was announced that the Chinese courts had decided to recognise LEGO® has a ‘well-known’ trademark, meaning it offer the LEGO Group the ability to tackle some of the many Chinese clone brands, which blatantly use LEGO IPs and imagery to sell cheaper poorly made products. This recent legal win for the LEGO Group means two Chinese companies must stop selling products that were clearly being passed off as...
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