"Lego A/S, Lego Systems, Inc., and Lego Juris A/S first brought claims against Zuru Inc. in 2019, alleging that Zuru's "First-Generation" toy figurines infringed on the copyright and trademark rights of Lego's Minifigure. The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut granted Lego's motion for a preliminary injunction, which enjoined Zuru from manufacturing or selling the infringing First-Generation figurines and "any figurine or image that is substantially similar to the Minifigure Copyrights or likely to be confused with the Minifigure Trademarks.""
"Following the injunction, Zuru released its "Second-Generation" figurines, which the district court found to be in contempt of the preliminary injunction order. The court then modified the injunction to require Zuru to provide 30 days' notice before manufacturing or selling any new figurines. In November 2023, Zuru filed such notice for its "Third-Generation" figurines, and the district court subsequently enjoined their manufacture and sale, finding them subject to the existing preliminary injunction. Zuru appealed that decision to the Second Circuit."
Lego sued Zuru in 2019, alleging Zuru's First-Generation toy figurines infringed Lego's Minifigure copyrights and trademarks. The District of Connecticut issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting manufacture or sale of the infringing figurines and any figurine substantially similar to the Minifigure copyrights or likely to be confused with Minifigure trademarks. The Federal Circuit affirmed. Zuru released Second-Generation figurines, leading to a contempt finding and modification of the injunction to require 30 days' notice before new figurines. Zuru filed notice for Third-Generation figurines in November 2023; the district court enjoined their manufacture and sale. The Second Circuit dismissed Zuru's appeal for lack of jurisdiction and remanded for further district-court assessment.
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