EU Court Backs Lego in German Design Rights Case

EU Court Backs Lego in German Design Rights Case
Rita Ebel, nicknamed "Lego grandma," builds a wheelchair ramp from donated Lego bricks in the living room of her flat in Hanau, Germany, on Feb. 17, 2020. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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BRUSSELS—Danish toymaker Lego on Wednesday won the backing of Europe’s second-highest court in its fight to secure design rights for its colorful snap-together plastic building bricks familiar to millions of children worldwide.

The Luxembourg-based General Court threw out a 2019 decision by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) that sided with German toy and hardware maker Delta Sport Handelskontor which had sought to declare Lego’s design invalid.