news boxnewsbox
Barbie maker Mattel alleged in 2008 that Larian’s company and in specific a former Mattel employee then working for Larian had stolen the idea for Bratz dolls from Barbie. The following year, an appeals court stayed that order and in 2011, a jury found that not only did Larian not steal Bratz from Mattel, Mattel had itself ripped off toy trade secrets from not just Larian’s company but other toymakers.
