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Jan 24, 2013 · MGA Entertainment, Inc., et al, No. 11-56357 (9th Cir. 2013) Mattel filed suit against MGA, claiming that MGA infringed Mattel's copyrights by producing Bratz dolls. On appeal, Mattel challenged the jury's verdict that Mattel misappropriated MGA's trade secrets and the district court's award of attorneys fees and costs to MGA under the ...
MGA Entertainment Inc. (short for Micro-Games America Entertainment; sometimes referred to as MGA) is a manufacturer of children's toys and entertainment products founded in 1979. Its products include Bratz, Num Noms, Lalaloopsy, and Rainbow High, as well as toys targeted at boys such as Scan2Go. MGA also owns Little Tikes and animation studio ...
Jul 30, 2010 · MGA Entertainment, Inc. v. Mattel, Inc., No. 09-55673 (9th Cir. July 22, 2010) Slip Opinion. In a decision making headlines across the nation, the Ninth Circuit reversed the Central District of California, which had given Mattel ownership rights to the Bratz doll brand after a jury found that the designer who created the dolls was working for Mattel when he conceived the idea.
Jun 13, 2019 · June 13, 2019 at 12:15 PM. Shares of Mattel, Inc. MAT jumped 5.3% yesterday, after the company rejected a merger offer from privately held MGA Entertainment. Notably, this was the second time that ...
Oct 29, 2019 · MGA Entertainment, Inc. v. Mattel, Inc. Docket Number: B289709. Judge: Elizabeth A. Grimes. Opinion Date: October 29, 2019. This lawsuit stemmed from MGA and Mattel’s dispute over ownership of the Bratz line of dolls and claims of copyright infringement. The Court of Appeal agreed with the trial court that, under California law, the same ...
Unfortunately for MGA, the Ninth Circuit reversed the district court’s ruling that MGA’s claim was a compulsory counterclaim-in-reply. The Ninth Circuit vacated the verdict and directed the district court to dismiss MGA’s trade secret claim without prejudice. (Mattel, Inc. v. MGA Entertainment, Inc. (9th Cir. 2013) 705 F.3d 1108, 11101111.)
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Jan 24, 2013 · The court denied Mattel’s motion, finding that Mattel’s trade secret misappropriation counterclaim and MGA’s trade secret misappropriation counterclaim-in-reply were “logically related,” and therefore MGA’s counterclaim was compulsory and permissible. After the second trial, the jury found for MGA and awarded more than $80 million ...
