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Intellectual Property

May 2, 2012

MGA urges court to uphold Bratz judgment

MGA Entertainment Inc. filed a brief late Friday urging an appellate court to uphold a $310 million judgment the Bratz manufacturer received last year in its copyright war with Mattel over the famous dolls.


By Jason W. Armstrong


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Bratz manufacturer MGA Entertainment Inc. filed a brief late Friday urging an appellate court to uphold a $310 million judgment the company received last year in its copyright war with Mattel Inc. over the once-popular dolls.


MGA asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to turn aside Mattel's appeal of U.S. District Judge David O. Carter's April 2011 judgment, which followed a jury&#...

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