Intellectual Property
Dec. 11, 2009
9th Circuit Stays Bratz Ruling
The decision came hours after oral argument in which the court expressed skepticism of some of the trial judge's decisions that handed the doll line to Mattel.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
PASADENA - Hours after hearing an appeal of a trial judge's decision to give the Bratz doll line to Mattel Inc., a federal appeals panel stayed the order and directed the parties to settle the case.
The last-minute decision came after oral arguments in which the pane expressed skepticism of rulings made by now-former U.S. District Judge Stephen G. Larson. The judge had grante...
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