Court Rejects Mattel's Bratz Doll Copyright Claim

SANTA ANA (AP) — A federal court jury has rejected Mattel Inc.'s copyright infringement claims to MGA Entertainment's popular line of Bratz dolls.

The jury found that Mattel does not own the idea for Bratz or any of the sketches that led to the doll, and has awarded Mattel no damages.

The panel also found that MGA did not steal any trade secrets.

The complex, 28-page verdict was being read Thursday in Santa Ana, Calif.

MGA Chief Executive Officer Isaac Larian openly cried while listening to the multiple decisions in the copyright infringement and trade secrets lawsuit pitting toy giant Mattel against upstart MGA.

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