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Tag: knock-off
Clone brands selling on Amazon ahead of Christmas
With the Christmas shopping season in full swing and Black Friday approaching, clone brands are sitting alongside authentic LEGO sets on Amazon. Among many other business interests, Amazon is one of the world’s largest online retailers and is supplied directly by the LEGO Group. Despite that, the company is allowing third party sellers to sell…
Lepin continues to steal fan designs
Despite the legal setbacks that Lepin, the clone brand that has produced knock-off LEGO sets for years, the company has not stopped the practice of stealing fan designs. Lepin is a brand that has stolen intellectual property from the LEGO Group, reproducing official LEGO sets and the elements within them, then selling these inferior quality…
Lepin owners lose to the LEGO Group in appeal against court ruling
The LEGO Group has won a final decision in China after the owners of clone brand Lepin appealed a court ruling. An announcement from the LEGO Group reveals that the company has received “favourable final decisions” from the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court in China. The company was facing appeals from defendants in multiple cases of…
Clone brand stealing LEGO fan designs
Sembo, a knock-off clone brand, is stealing LEGO fans’ designs and selling them as products. A few years ago, the infamous LEGO knock-off company Lepin was taking designs that fans had lovingly created and stealing them, selling products based on them with no credit, acknowledgement or remuneration. The company had been stealing official LEGO designs…
LEGO fans help to combat Lepin and other clone brands
A spokesperson for the LEGO Group has confirmed that fans have helped the company combat clone brands, such as Lepin, who produce knock-off products. One month ago, Shanghai Police raided the factories of Lepin, the brand that has been producing knock-off LEGO sets for years. Unfortunately, it seems that the clone brands continue anyway, with…
The LEGO Group successfully gets Lepin trademark cancelled in the UK
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has invalidated the trademark of Lepin, a manufacturer of knock-off LEGO products. Lepin has been frustrating the LEGO Group for years, as the China based company, owned by Longjun Toys, produces inferior copies of authentic LEGO products. The clone brand products have been found at supposedly reputable retailers and…
Amazon asks suppliers to help police counterfeit product listings
With knock-off products appearing on Amazon’s website, the company is asking suppliers to help remove trademark infringing items. It seems that Amazon is taking some action to remove the many counterfeit products that appear on the retailer’s website, asking suppliers to work on the new effort. Clone brands and knock-off products are commonly found in…
Dangers of counterfeit toys spotlighted as child is hospitalised
The risks of buying counterfeit toys has been highlighted in a tragic way as a small child has been hospitalised after swallowing magnets. A week ago, a four year old child was rushed to hospital in the USA after opening up a magnetic block and swallowing 13 tiny magnets. His mother, Jennifer White, has posted…
The LEGO Group wins lawsuit against Lepin in China
There has been a victory for the LEGO Group in China, as the company has won a court case against clone brand Lepin. Today, the LEGO Group received a “favourable decision” from the Guangzhou Yuexiu District Court. Four defendants, including Shantou Meizhi Model Co. and Shantou Meizhi Model Ltd., have been found to have copied…
