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Intellectual Property

Mar. 26, 2025

MGA fights injunction in $71.5M doll dispute with OMG Girlz

MGA Entertainment contests an injunction in a $71.5M verdict, arguing the OMG Girlz, victorious in a doll likeness suit, face no harm as they are not toymaking competitors.

MGA fights injunction in $71.5M doll dispute with OMG Girlz
U.S. District Judge James V. Selna

Toymaker MGA Entertainment argued any injunctive relief imposed against it in a $71.5 million doll likeness infringement dispute won by a music group would be improper because the parties are not competitors and the trial failed to prove a legitimate harm caused by consumer confusion.

In 2020, the company was countersued by artists Clifford "T.I." Harris and Tameka "Tiny" Harris in response to lawsuit that asked for a declaratory judgment that MGA's "L...

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