Lego demands US company Culper Precision stop producing Glock pistol covering that looks like a toy

[SouthWillRise]

Nonsense. It doesn't say Lego anywhere on it. There is probably proprietary spacing that distinguishes Lego brand from other block brands. Unless one of those things were copied, they have zero standing.

Not nonsense, plenty of companies win these kinds of lawsuits off of visual similarities like copying the style of a the lego lettering and the like. Also kind of a moot point anyhow as the gun maker tucked tail and complied with the cease and desist order. Apparently they didn't wanna risk the "nonsense" lawsuit.

 

[Kruel J]

Nonsense. It doesn't say Lego anywhere on it. There is probably proprietary spacing that distinguishes Lego brand from other block brands. Unless one of those things were copied, they have zero standing.

Several toy companies still make blocks. Just sayin.

 

[Flopsweat]

Nonsense. It doesn't say Lego anywhere on it. There is probably proprietary spacing that distinguishes Lego brand from other block brands. Unless one of those things were copied, they have zero standing.

Not nonsense, plenty of companies win these kinds of lawsuits off of visual similarities like copying the style of a the lego lettering and the like. Also kind of a moot point anyhow as the gun maker tucked tail and complied with the cease and desist order. Apparently they didn't wanna risk the "nonsense" lawsuit.

You're both right. It's nonsense, but you can sue under a nonsensical premise and cost your enemy a lot of money even if you lose.

 

[CRBMoA]

Do some research on trade dress and shapes in regards to guitars and then come back.

Whether LEGO does or does not have legal superiority, they have a large enough war chest as compared to Culper Precision that right/wrong quite literally becomes moot.

 

[titsonritz]

Whether LEGO does or does not have legal superiority, they have a large enough war chest as compared to Culper Precision that right/wrong quite literally becomes moot.

Unless Culper fires up Killdozer 2.0 and has his way with all those standing in his way.

 

[Jason999]

Screw Lego, they dont own the block design. In fact they stole it from Duplex.

The creator of this just decided to shut down rather than face a lawsuit that he would, eventually, win.

Is this "safe"? Who cares. It's a novelty item, buy it/build it, then secure the thing from thieves and nosey kids.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

those are clearly megablocks. those lego execs are sure arrogant…

 

[red442joe]

Whole lotta pantywaist nanny staters in this thread.

Joe

 

[titsonritz]

Whole lotta pantywaist nanny staters in this thread.

Joe

 

[SouthWillRise]

Whole lotta pantywaist nanny staters in this thread.

Joe

That's not very nice thing to say.

 

[red442joe]

Bad and dangerous design. There's a reason they put orange tips on toy guns, no reason guns should be made to look like a toy when kids are shooting themselves and others accidentally due to poorly secured firearms.

Black Rifles are evil?
We should all be held to the lowest common denominator of responsibility?

Joe

 

[SouthWillRise]

Black Rifles are evil?
We should all be held to the lowest common denominator of responsibility?

Joe

What does that have to do with you calling people names?

 

[P7M13]

MDA can go suck on totsicles.
I'll bet the Mattel execs looked at the Block19 and said, "Cool !"
Then their legal staff popped up and said, "you know, if someone gets hurt with one of these things, we will be a defendant in the PI suit." Now you're talking *real* money -- that door slammed shut, hard.
Even though the copyright infringement would be an iffy battle to win, that would be their first and easiest play. Culper caved.

 

[red442joe]

I'll just leave this here...

https://www.wbtv.com/2021/03/18/cat...r-drugs-uncovered-multi-agency-investigation/

Some correlation between dirtbag and colorful guns?

Joe

 

[SouthWillRise]

Some correlation between dirtbag and colorful guns?

Joe

If you say so.

 

[titsonritz]

Some correlation between dirtbag and colorful guns?

Joe

Colorful guns made to look like toys, in this case, yes.

 

[red442joe]

This has to be one of the dumbest ideas that a firearms company has come up with... The liability on that design would be massive I would imagine.

LEO doesn't fire because it's a "toy" gun and ends up getting killed in the line of duty because they thought it was a "toy" gun.

If I were a lawyer, I'd take that case in a hot minute and bet that I could retire just a day or two after the case was over and verdict confirmed.

So it IS more important for cops to go home than raise children to be responsible.

Joe

 

[SouthWillRise]

So it IS more important for cops to go home than raise children to be responsible.

Joe

Yes.

 

[red442joe]

What does that have to do with you calling people names?

I didn't call any one names, I described the attitude that says "it doesn't matter what you DO with a tool, it matters what the tool Looks like".

Joe

 

[SouthWillRise]

I didn't call any one names, I described the attitude that says "it doesn't matter what you DO with a tool, it matters what the tool Looks like".

Joe

Whole lotta pantywaist nanny staters in this thread

I totally believe you.