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Lego loses EU appeal against invalidity of block design

By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( January 15, 2026, 12:50 GMT | Insight) -- Lego has lost its appeal against a ruling that the design of one of its blocks is invalid, after a Chinese company successfully argued that it was too similar to another block previously produced by the Danish company. Lego failed in its argument that the underside of its block was sufficiently distinctive to save the design.Lego has lost its appeal against a ruling that the design of one of its blocks is invalid after a Chinese company successfully argued that it was too similar to another block previously produced by the Danish company....

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