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Intellectual Property

Jan. 29, 2011

Bratz Designer Admits False Statements

In questioning by a Mattel lawyer Thursday, Carter Bryant, a former Mattel employee whose designs allegedly led to MGA Entertainment's massively successful Bratz doll franchise, admitted to lying about statements he made in an application to help MGA patent the dolls.


By Jason Armstrong


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SANTA ANA - In questioning by a Mattel lawyer Thursday, Carter Bryant, a former Mattel employee whose designs allegedly led to MGA Entertainment's massively successful Bratz doll franchise, admitted to lying about statements he made in an application to help MGA patent the dolls.


In a bid to attack Bryant's credibility before the jury, lawyer William Price asked the former Mattel designer ...

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