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Intellectual Property

Jul. 24, 2010

9th Circuit Rebukes Judge In Bratz Doll Litigation

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals put the Bratz doll line back into the hands of MGA Entertainment Thursday, overturning several key trial court rulings and raising the potential for a new trial in the brawl over Barbie's main challenger.

By Jason W. Armstrong

Daily Journal Staff Writer

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals put the Bratz doll line back into the hands of MGA Entertainment Thursday, overturning several key trial court rulings giving Mattel legal rights to the popular brand and raising the potential for a new trial in the brawl over Barbie's main challenger.

The panel ruled that the federal judge who oversaw the case - Stephen G. Larson - com...

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