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Litigation

Aug. 8, 2011

Verdict is not the end of Bratz fight

A federal judge last week awarded MGA Entertainment Inc. nearly $310 million in damages and legal fees in its intellectual property war with Mattel Inc. over Bratz, but both companies continue to do battle on other fronts.


By Jason W. Armstrong


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A federal judge last week put a cap on one of the nation's hardest fought intellectual property beefs when he ordered Mattel Inc. to pay Bratz manufacturer MGA Entertainment Inc. nearly $310 million in legal fees and damages in the toymakers' spat over the once lucrative doll line.


But Mattel is cranking up the brawl on other fronts.


The El Segundo-based toy giant allegedly re...

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