Mattel Bratz Lawsuit

- The jury awarded Mattel $10 million for copyright infringement and $90 million for breach of contractBBC: A costly storm in a toy box (December 5, 2008)
- Earlier, Mattel was awarded $40 million in damagesMSNBC: Jury awards Mattel $40 million in Bratz lawsuit (August 26, 2008)
- MGA Entertainment Inc. sued by Mattel for interference and copyright infringementMSNBC: Jury awards Mattel $40 million in Bratz lawsuit (August 26, 2008)
- Mattel claimed the Bratz concept was taken from their Barbie dollsMSNBC: Jury awards Mattel $40 million in Bratz lawsuit (August 26, 2008)
- A possibility of a compromise between the two companies may save the popular toyLos Angeles Times: Bratz rebuffed, but saga is far from over (December 5, 2008)
- If the finding holds, the Bratz dolls will be recalled and destroyed in February 2009Los Angeles Times: Bratz rebuffed, but saga is far from over (December 5, 2008)

On August 26, 2008, a federal jury awarded the Mattel toy company $40 million in damages in their lawsuit against MGA Entertainment Inc. Mattel had claimed contract interference and copyright infringement against MGA, because of the similarities between Mattel's Barbie and MGA's Bratz dolls.
MGA appealed, arguing that their latest dolls are different than those first designed, and so they should be allowed to continue to manufacture them. On December 4, 2008, federal court ruled that MGA must stop making the Bratz dolls, and awarded Mattel $100 million in damages. MGA is appealing the case.Forbes: Analysts say Mattel will benefit from ruling (December 4, 2008)
Barbie v. Bratz

Mattel's attorney, John Quinn, claimed MGA owed Mattel at least $1 billion in profits and interest made from Bratz. MGA lawyers countered that Mattel should be awarded no more than $30 million in damages.MSNBC: Jury awards Mattel $40 million in Bratz lawsuit (August 26, 2008)
In July, the same jury ruled that the designer of the Bratz dolls, Carter Bryant, came up with the Bratz concept while working for Mattel.The New York Times: Mattel Awarded $40 Million in Bratz Lawsuit (August 26, 2008)
The December 5, 2008, ruling came after the original ruling was disputed by MGA. MGA argued that they no longer make the original four dalls--Jade, Sasha, Yasmin and Chloe. Since the later dolls do not violate the law, MGA should be able to continue to make them.Chicago Tribune: Barbie makes Bratz bow out (December 5, 2008)
The jury found for Mattel, and awarded $100 million in damages for breach of contract and copyright infringement.Chicago Tribune: Barbie makes Bratz bow out (December 5, 2008)