'Muzzled': Zuru appeals ruling it cannot use 'Lego' on its packaging

Lego Group argued the High Court was correct to determine that Zuru, whose co-founder Nick Mowbray is pictured, had breached its contract. (Image: Supplied)

Gregor Thompson

Wed, 30 Oct 2024

Toymakers Zuru and Lego's battle over bricks continues in Wellington’s Court of Appeal. In July last year, High Court Justice Graham Lang ruled that the New Zealand toy company breached the Lego Group's trademark when it printed “Lego brick compatible” on the packaging of its Max Build More products. In the appeal, which Justices Rebecca Ellis, Francis Cooke, and Matthew Palmer heard on Wednesday, Zuru’s counsel, Julian Miles KC, alleged Zuru was “muzzled” by Lego. Miles' oral argum...

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