International Business News - Bratz http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The maker of Barbie dolls is taking the next step in its lengthy quest to sweep the rival Bratz line from toy store shelves after winning $100 million in a copyright infringement lawsuit earlier this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/mattel-aims-to-stop-rival-from-selling-bratz-dolls.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:41:17 EST The maker of Barbie dolls is taking the next step in its lengthy quest to sweep the rival Bratz line from toy store shelves, after winning $100 million in a copyright infringement lawsuit earlier this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/mattel-aims-to-stop-rival-from-selling-bratz-dolls.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:31:53 EST Barbie-maker Mattel Inc. filed court papers Monday asking a federal judge to block its competitor MGA Entertainment Inc. from making or selling Bratz dolls. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/mattel-asks-judge-to-halt-production-of-bratz-toys.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:00:04 EDT The head of the company that makes Bratz fashion dolls said he would be willing to share a portion of royalties from the dolls' first generation with rival Mattel Inc. to settle a lengthy legal dispute, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday on its Web site. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/report-mga-interested-in-settlement-in-bratz-case.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:25:06 EDT A three-month trial that pitted Mattel Inc. against Bratz-maker MGA Entertainment Inc. brought a $100 million jury award for the house of Barbie, but the legal battle is far from over. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/117493-mattel-bratz.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/questions-follow-mattels-100m-bratz-verdict.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/questions-follow-mattels-100m-bratz-verdict.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:01:59 EDT A three-month trial that pitted Mattel Inc. against Bratz-maker MGA Entertainment Inc. brought a $100 million jury award for the house of Barbie, but the legal battle is far from over. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/117105-mattel-bratz.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/jury-awards-mattel-inc-100-million-in-bratz-suit.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/jury-awards-mattel-inc-100-million-in-bratz-suit.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:33:41 EDT A federal jury awarded Mattel Inc. $40 million in damages on Tuesday in a federal copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of the saucy Bratz dolls. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/jury-awards-mattel-inc-40-million-in-lawsuit.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:27:19 EDT A federal jury awarded Mattel Inc. $100 million in damages Tuesday after a serious girl fight between the house of Barbie and the maker of her chief rival, the pouty-lipped Bratz dolls. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/116939-mattel-bratz.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/jury-awards-mattel-inc-40-million-in-lawsuit.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/jury-awards-mattel-inc-40-million-in-lawsuit.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:25:23 EDT Grown men argued over dolls for six hours as they wrapped up a federal trial pitting the maker of the pouty-lipped Bratz dolls against the house of Barbie--a lawsuit that could cost upstart MGA Entertainment Inc. up to $2 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/113108-mattel-bratz-dolls.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/house-of-barbie-seeks-nearly-2b-in-bratz-fight.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/house-of-barbie-seeks-nearly-2b-in-bratz-fight.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:52:01 EDT The maker of pouty-lipped Bratz dolls and its CEO owe toy giant Mattel Inc. nearly $2 billion for stealing its conceptual drawings for the urban-themed toys, a Mattel attorney said Wednesday during closing arguments in the damages phase of a copyright infringement lawsuit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/mattel-seeks-nearly-2b-in-fight-over-bratz-dolls.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:27:09 EDT Attorneys have begun closing arguments in the damages phase of a federal copyright infringement lawsuit filed by toy giant Mattel Inc. against the maker of the popular Bratz dolls. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/closing-arguments-begin-in-fight-over-bratz-dolls.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:26:24 EDT A federal judge rejected a mistrial motion Monday after dismissing a juror for allegedly making an ethnically disparaging remark during deliberations in a copyright infringement lawsuit that pits the maker of the popular Bratz dolls against toy giant Mattel Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/judge-rejects-mistrial-motion-in-bratz-trial.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:56:28 EDT A lawyer for the maker of Bratz dolls sought a mistrial Friday in a copyright infringement case brought by Mattel Inc. after a juror was dismissed for allegedly making racial slurs. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/97986-bratz.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/judge-halts-trial-over-copyright-for-bratz-dolls.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/judge-halts-trial-over-copyright-for-bratz-dolls.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:53:00 EDT The maker of Bratz dolls has asked a judge to block testimony from an expert witness expected to claim Mattel Inc. is owed some $1.6 billion in lost profits and other damages from the popular dolls, according to court documents filed in the case. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/documents-mattel-could-seek-1-6b-in-bratz-case.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:40:14 EDT Barbie and Bratz dolls are sisters, a jury has decided in a major victory to Mattel Inc., the world's largest toymaker, in its copyright infringement lawsuit against rival MGA Entertainment Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93546-mattel-bratz-dolls.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/jury-rules-bratz-dolls-conceived-at-mattel.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/jury-rules-bratz-dolls-conceived-at-mattel.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:53:45 EDT Mattel Inc. won a major victory Thursday in its copyright infringement lawsuit against the maker of the rival Bratz dolls. A jury ruled that a designer conceived the doll characters while working for Mattel, the world's largest toymaker. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/lawyer-jury-rules-bratz-dolls-conceived-at-mattel.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:50:40 EDT The creator of the popular Bratz doll line has testified that he came up with the idea for the popular toys while working at a clothing store in the Midwest, not while designing Barbie attire for Mattel Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/designer-bratz-dolls-not-created-at-mattel.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:33:59 EDT The designer of the popular Bratz dolls testified Thursday that he had shopped the concept to other companies while he was employed by Mattel Inc. Carter Bryant said during a copyright infringement trial that in 1999 he took some of the drawings depicting the urban-themed dolls to an agency that represents artists. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/designer-says-shopped-bratz-idea-while-at-mattel.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:46:33 EDT The head of the toy company that produces the Bratz fashion doll testified Thursday that the designer who came up with the idea has made $30 million in royalties over the past seven years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/ceo-says-designer-got-30m-in-royalties-for-bratz.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:37:42 EDT The rights to the popular Bratz doll franchise belong to Mattel Inc., not a rival toymaker that stole the concept that became a global darling among consumers, a lawyer for Mattel said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/56466-mattel-bratz.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/opening-statements-begin-in-suit-involving-bratz-dolls.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/opening-statements-begin-in-suit-involving-bratz-dolls.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 19:45:10 EDT