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Mattel Seeks to Stop MGA From Making Bratz Dolls

Mattel Inc. has asked a federal judge to order MGA Entertainment Inc. to stop making its popular Bratz doll line and to impound and destroy all Bratz products. The motion is the latest move by Mattel in its copyright infringement case against Van Nuys-based MGA. In July, a federal jury ruled against MGA, finding that designer Carter Bryant had come up with the Bratz concept while a Mattel employee. The current dispute centers on whether the jury found that only the first generation of four Bratz dolls – which debuted in 2001 – infringed on Mattel’s copyright, or whether all the dolls in the line are in violation, the Associated Press reported. U.S. District Judge Stephen Larson said he would decide on the injunction within two weeks, but added that any court order wouldn’t apply until after the holidays to spare retailers already being battered by the economic downturn, the AP reported.

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