Mattel Awarded $100 Million in Bratz Doll Lawsuit

by Janette Spencer-Davis, Legal Editor, CCH Copyright Law Reports   

    A federal jury in Riverside, California awarded Mattel, the maker of the Barbie doll, $100 million in a copyright infringement lawsuit against MGA Entertainment, Inc., the maker of the Bratz doll. The jury concluded that the Bratz doll designer developed the Bratz concept while Mattel employed him. While Mattel believed it was entitled to at least $1 billion, the amount of damages was limited to profits derived from only the first four Bratz dolls, which actually came from the designer's drawings (Mattel, Inc. v. MGA Entertainement, Inc., U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, August 26, 2008, to be reported).

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