SHANGHAI (Bernama): Chinese police have busted a criminal gang suspected of manufacturing and selling counterfeit Lego called Lepin worth more than 200mil yuan (around RM120mil). In October 2018, Shanghai police found that the domestic toymaker was selling building blocks that were extremely similar to Lego and the criminal gang located in Shenzhen was soon tracked down. Lepin's toys cost about one-tenth of official Lego products, and there are big differences in the craftsmanship and quality, said Zhong Shikai, one of the police officers responsible for investigating the case. In November 2018, Lego won a suit against Lepin when the Guangzhou Yuexiu District Court ruled in the Danish company's favour. The number of IPR trials in Shanghai hit a record high last year, according to a white paper released by the Shanghai High People's Court on Monday (April 22).

Source: The Star April 27, 2019 08:26 UTC