$71.5 Million Victory: MGA Entertainment Loses IP Battle to OMG Girlz and Music Stars Tiny & T.I.
NEW YORK — In a significant legal ruling, MGA Entertainment, a major toymaker known for creating the Bratz and Mini Verse toy lines, has been ordered to pay $71.5 million in damages for infringing on the intellectual property of the teen pop group OMG Girlz. The decision came after a protracted series of legal battles that highlighted issues of creativity and intellectual property rights in the entertainment and toy industries. A federal jury found that MGA’s “L.O.L. Surprise! O.M.G.” dolls infringed on the “trade dress” and misappropriated the “name, likeness and identity” of the OMG … Read more