Enlighten and Kazi Police sets (Lego Clones)

[CP5670]

It's interesting that these bootleg sets actually have a good amount of printing. The original Lego sets have almost no printing at all. It's a sad day when these illegal brands actually have better quality than Lego in any respect.

Edited December 10, 2009 by CP5670

[lightningtiger]

It's strange to see that these copycats are three to even six years behind Lego in design, note the police station looks a bit like World City style.

Why doesn't Lego go them for ripping off their hard work ?

Maybe if they close one down, another will take it's place I guess.

[RocketClone]

The real question is that how the community threads turned into the clone-branded threads.

[Big Cam]

The real question is that how the community threads turned into the clone-branded threads.

I know, there should be a sub-forum labeled "Lost LEGO sales", and Clone reviews could be done there.

That's just my opinion though

[The Rancor]

I don't think I ever saw this thread but it's a freakin' exact copy of Lego's own sets. :skull:

Lampuair, do the bricks from Enlighten have stud holes in the bottom? TLG have pattented that

[Peppermint_M]

Enlighten/Kazi are bootlegs, not clones. Terminology is important. I wouldn't touch a bootleg with a bargepole held by someone else.

As for all the clones? I shall repeat: It's always good to see the other side so you don't take for granted what you have. Living in a capitalist epoch means rivals exisist which is good as competition keeps the biggest company on its toes and ensures they don't exploit the consumer.

Also, the magic of topic titles means you can avoid threads you do not wish to read (Star Wars free for me ).

[LemonAcidPop]

Everyone!, I can happily inform you that LEGO has in fact sued this company by the high court of Europe for extreme copyright of Box Design and Brick/Mini-figure design. No company is aloud to create copies of LEGO's Mini-figure design or set's, which is why a lot of Copies of LEGO have in fact stopped production. Look at this statement from Wikipedia:

One such competitor is Coko, manufactured by Chinese company Tianjin Coko Toy Co., Ltd. In 2002, LEGO Group Swiss subsidiary Interlego AG sued the company for copyright infringement. A trial court found many Coko bricks to be infringing; Coko was ordered to cease manufacture of the infringing bricks, publish a formal apology in the Beijing Daily, and pay a small fee in damages to Interlego. On appeal, the Beijing High People's Court upheld the trial court's ruling [1].

In 2003, The LEGO Group won a lawsuit in Norway against the marketing group Biltema for its sale of Coko products, on the grounds that the company used product confusion for marketing purposes.[2]

Also in 2003, a large shipment of LEGO-like products marketed under the name "Enlighten" was seized by Finland customs authorities. The packaging of the Enlighten products was similar to official LEGO packaging. Their Chinese manufacturer failed to appear in court, and thus LEGO won a default action ordering the destruction of the shipment. Lego Group footed the bill for the disposal of the 54,000 sets, citing a desire to avoid brand confusion and protect consumers from potentially inferior products.[3]

The LEGO Group has attempted to trademark the "LEGO Indicia", the studded appearance of the LEGO brick, hoping to stop production of Mega Bloks. On 24 May 2002, the Federal Court of Canada dismissed the case, asserting the design is functional and therefore ineligible for trademark protection [4]. The LEGO Group's appeal was dismissed by the Federal Court of Appeal on 14 July 2003 [5]. In October 2005, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that "Trademark law should not be used to perpetuate monopoly rights enjoyed under now-expired patents." and held that Mega Bloks can continue to manufacture their bricks.

Because of fierce competition from copycat products, the company has always responded by being proactive in their patenting and has over 600 United States granted design patents to their name.

Isn't that great, LEGO always takes action when such copycats try and take over.

[crossmr]

Everyone!, I can happily inform you that LEGO has in fact sued this company by the high court of Europe for extreme copyright of Box Design and Brick/Mini-figure design. No company is aloud to create copies of LEGO's Mini-figure design or set's, which is why a lot of Copies of LEGO have in fact stopped production. Look at this statement from Wikipedia:

One such competitor is Coko, manufactured by Chinese company Tianjin Coko Toy Co., Ltd. In 2002, LEGO Group Swiss subsidiary Interlego AG sued the company for copyright infringement. A trial court found many Coko bricks to be infringing; Coko was ordered to cease manufacture of the infringing bricks, publish a formal apology in the Beijing Daily, and pay a small fee in damages to Interlego. On appeal, the Beijing High People's Court upheld the trial court's ruling [1].

In 2003, The LEGO Group won a lawsuit in Norway against the marketing group Biltema for its sale of Coko products, on the grounds that the company used product confusion for marketing purposes.[2]

Also in 2003, a large shipment of LEGO-like products marketed under the name "Enlighten" was seized by Finland customs authorities. The packaging of the Enlighten products was similar to official LEGO packaging. Their Chinese manufacturer failed to appear in court, and thus LEGO won a default action ordering the destruction of the shipment. Lego Group footed the bill for the disposal of the 54,000 sets, citing a desire to avoid brand confusion and protect consumers from potentially inferior products.[3]

The LEGO Group has attempted to trademark the "LEGO Indicia", the studded appearance of the LEGO brick, hoping to stop production of Mega Bloks. On 24 May 2002, the Federal Court of Canada dismissed the case, asserting the design is functional and therefore ineligible for trademark protection [4]. The LEGO Group's appeal was dismissed by the Federal Court of Appeal on 14 July 2003 [5]. In October 2005, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that "Trademark law should not be used to perpetuate monopoly rights enjoyed under now-expired patents." and held that Mega Bloks can continue to manufacture their bricks.

Because of fierce competition from copycat products, the company has always responded by being proactive in their patenting and has over 600 United States granted design patents to their name.

Isn't that great, LEGO always takes action when such copycats try and take over.

Yes, but all they can do is ensure that the companies aren't directly copying their set design. Which is good in my opinion. They'll never actually close a company down unless the company refuses to make other things. Clones are here to stay, and in some cases its a good thing. If the Chinese companies would produce the kind of quality that Oxford makes, it would be a lot more interesting, but so far... no luck there.

[Peppermint_M]

Dude. Thread Necromancy is s not needed. You could have put this into the discussion thread, or a more recent review. This thread was last replied in by myself in 2009!