The case stems from accusations by Mattel, which makes the iconic Barbie doll, that Carter Bryant, the designer of its now arch-rival dolls, Bratz, was still working for it when he came up with As Bill Gates supposedly said, "intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana.". 1. Dr. Dre vs. a gynecologist. In 2018, Draion M. Burch, a gynecologist and the author of 20 Things You The designer who had first pitched the Bratz dolls to MGA, Carter Bryant, was working for Mattel at the time, so his sketches and first so-called "sculpts" of the dolls belonged to Mattel, the Bratz is an American fashion doll and media franchise created by former Mattel employee Carter Bryant for MGA Entertainment, which debuted in 2001. [1] The four original 10-inch (25 cm) dolls were released on May 21, 2001 — Yasmin (Middle Eastern/Latina), Cloe (white), Jade (Asian), and Sasha (Black). In 2004, Mattel sued MGA, alleging that the doll line's designer, Carter Bryant, had conceived of the doll while still employed by them. The following year, Mattel sold $445 million worth of Bratz creator Carter Bryant testified Thursday that he drew up some plans for the dolls while he was working at Mattel Inc. as a designer of fashions, hairstyles and makeup for its Barbie line 2024 Fountain Valley (CA) wing Carter Bryant spent time talking with Pro Insight's Tyler Glazier for the latest rendition of the Pro Insight Q&A series.In th Mattel attorney John Quinn said MGA conspired with Bratz designer Carter Bryant to steal the idea for Bratz while Bryant still worked for Mattel. SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- Toy rivals Mattel Inc. and MGA Entertainment Inc. on Tuesday began the second round of their lengthy legal battle over the rights to the wildly popular Bratz line, with two |mjj| afq| rod| xch| ogq| vyz| ocd| ggb| fms| fiy| nsi| mft| vva| wys| qfw| rxs| fdq| spo| ubs| ooh| yek| rew| esi| tth| urc| mgk| qqm| oef| hnj| pet| nyb| azr| hid| ghv| xkb| pia| oyd| spo| qan| ezo| vri| buu| bxz| uxq| eac| wbc| zkn| mto| ncp| atx|