Steven329
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Post by Steven329 on Oct 2, 2005 15:05:51 GMT -5
 I was sufing the net add I found out that LEGO should sue MegaBlocks because LEGO came out before Mega Blocks so I think LEGO has a right to sue! |
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Post by dyip_90 on Oct 2, 2005 15:48:55 GMT -5
you never knew lego came before mega bloks?
ever heard of a patent?
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Post by J1A3L5 on Oct 2, 2005 15:50:33 GMT -5
You don't they have tried to sue? And not just Megabloks - What about Shifty, Enlighten, Best-Lok, etc.?
-Jail.
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Post by Steven329 on Oct 2, 2005 16:10:41 GMT -5
you never knew lego came before mega bloks? ever heard of a patent? I was't sure before. ------------------------------------------ The only way they copy LEGO is to sell them cheaper and not just the price  |
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Post by dyip_90 on Oct 2, 2005 16:13:36 GMT -5
the patent expired and mega bloks could copy lego if they wanted to. i think.
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Post by TheQ on Oct 3, 2005 3:29:46 GMT -5
The patents differ alot. You might be suprised but basically, anyone in the USA could copy the LEGO bricks. The patent TLG has bought is euro-only patent which is also bit.. hm.. stupid.
There is also one other thing. TLG has patented the "bolt and the cubes" method to build. That means that only TLG has right to produce bricks which under-part has the rounded. Anyone who has seen the MEGABLOKS bricks knows that their under-part includes cubic patterns. The mixture which TLG uses to produce the bricks (different kind of plastics, I think) is TLG patented tho.
-Q, "nerd"
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Post by RSP on Oct 4, 2005 9:34:47 GMT -5
I thought Lego bricks were ABS plastic, and that's certainly widely used...
- RSP, confused and very unsure of himself.
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Post by J1A3L5 on Oct 4, 2005 14:23:19 GMT -5
Hi, not all pieces are made out of the same plastic.
Some minifigure accessories have much more "give" than others. The LEGO whip, for example.
While I'm not an expert, I think that pure ABS would be too brittle. I'm pretty sure it's mixed with something else, to make it slightly less rigid.
-John "J1A3L5" Langrish.
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Post by DarthEwok on Nov 13, 2005 20:28:06 GMT -5
We would love for them to sue, but technically, they can't. Mega bloks TECHNICALLY doesn't break any patent law things... darn |
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Post by CrustaceanFreak on Nov 17, 2005 19:03:59 GMT -5
And so the Canadian Supreme Court has ruled that Megabloks won the battle. After a long time of LEGO trying to get Megabloks stopped, the Megacrap won: yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/17/2145234&from=rssAll it means is Megabloks can still sell their sets, it doesn't stop LEGO from making sets. |
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Post by Steven329 on Nov 17, 2005 20:40:44 GMT -5
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
*snaps megabloks birck in half*
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Post by blob on Nov 27, 2005 11:41:02 GMT -5
Hey, I like Mega Bloks. What's wrong with Mega Bloks? I'm a Mega Bloks fan, and I'm proud!
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Post by TheQ on Nov 27, 2005 11:56:25 GMT -5
MegaBloks and LEGO have always fight each other. Bit like Star Trek fans and Star Wars fans.
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Post by Steven329 on Nov 27, 2005 12:54:46 GMT -5
Hey, I like Mega Bloks. What's wrong with Mega Bloks? I'm a Mega Bloks fan, and I'm proud! Well you at lest have to have some LEGO to enter this forum. Unless it will be called Mega Bloks And More Mega Bloks. I have some Mega Bloks because my mother did't see spending a lot of money on a 3 year old. Mega Bloks have somewhat alike with LEGO. The basic brick was copyed but the minifigs of Mega Bloks are pretty dumb. Mega Bloks dont make the 1x3's.The only piece I like from them is the 16x8 base plate. -Steven329 |
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Post by blob on Nov 27, 2005 13:13:12 GMT -5
I have a mix of legos and megabloks.
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Post by TheQ on Nov 27, 2005 15:44:44 GMT -5
Brr.. don't say that loud. I got some 'Bloks from my friend but I dumbed them to the next door neighbour's kid. I am bit "puritist" when it comes to LEGO bricks..
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Post by RSP on Nov 28, 2005 14:17:31 GMT -5
I ended up with some Bloks after my brother gave up his Lego bricks and I just sorted them out.... Not much of a loss. They don't stick to Lego bricks very well, and there are no technic bricks.
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