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Intellectual Property

Oct. 7, 2010

MGA's Copycat Lawsuit Woes Expand From Bratz Dolls to 'Battling Bugs'

MGA Entertainment, which is battling litigation on several fronts relating to its Bratz dolls, has been hit with a new lawsuit accusing it of copying another company's idea for a robotic toy bug.

By Jason W. Armstrong

Daily Journal Staff Writer

MGA Entertainment, which is battling litigation on several fronts relating to its Bratz dolls, has been hit with a new lawsuit accusing it of copying another company's idea for a robotic toy bug.

The suit, filed Thursday in Hunt County, Texas, alleges MGA modeled its Legend of Nara Battling Bugs line after Innovation First International's HEXBUG Nano - an insect-like toy...

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