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Intellectual Property

Jan. 26, 2013

Panel reverses $172 million Bratz verdict

Hours after an appeals court Thursday reversed a $172 million jury verdict against Mattel Inc. over accusations it stole trade secrets about Bratz dolls from rival toymaker MGA Entertainment Inc., MGA said it intends to refile its claims.


By Jean Yung


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Hours after a federal appeals court Thursday reversed a $172 million jury verdict against toy giant Mattel Inc. over accusations it stole trade secrets about Bratz dolls from rival toymaker MGA Entertainment Inc., MGA said it intends to refile its claims under a different legal theory.


Even as Thursday's ruling closed yet another chapter in the epic legal battle over sassy, racially mixed Bratz, MG...

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