Hard to Find Yo Gabba Gabba Mega Bloks Musical Boombox Playset w/ Figures 100% Complete
Up for sale here is a super rare and hard to find for sale anymore anywhere, a yo gabba gabba boom box musical toy playset complete with all the figures from the show. Foofa, Toodee, Muno, Brobee& Plex. This music box is made from mega blocks or mega bloks which is like lego duplos Duplo style build-able toys. PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ARE LEGO DUPLO COMPATIBLE BUILDING TOYS. The boom box itself has the lego or mega blocks pegs on it, so it is buildable with the pegs all over the surface - so the figures - not only are interactive and buildable themselves (for example you couple pop off Foofa's head and put it on Plex's body- so the has robot legs) but - also - each have these little push buttons on their head that makes them dance and swing their arms, like they are dancing to the music! As if all that isn't cool enough -the boom box itself is ALSO interactive and has pegs on the 2 simulated DJ style records or turntables - and they both spin. So my favorite thing is to put characters on each record and have them dance around as the records or turntables spin around.
Furthermore- as if all that isn't cool enough the boom box has several different songs and different buttons and each one has a different song. The Foofa button plays her song and the Muno button plays one of his songs and on and on and on. I think there are 3 songs per button, So it plays like 14 different songs or so. Just this center part that plays music has successfully sold by itself and incomplete from the remaining box or figures for &20!
So this is a really great deal here. In the box and new (because this is no longer in production or in stock and hard to find is $115! The last photo is just to show what it looked like when we bought it new and in the box. We no longer have the box anymore.
This was one of my daughter's favorites toys between the ages of 2-4. Any toy that involved her in control of playing music and songs was he biggest hit for her. I swear she was obsessed with yo gabba gabba and I can't blame her. It is a ridiculously adorable show and it's even good for parents too. It incorporates some really awesome musical artists that were popular in the 80's. So it has entertainment for kids and also has entertainment for the adults in the form of popular musicians of vintage and nostalgic music from the adult's childhood like Biz Markie, the Roots, Anthony
Bordain, Flaming Loos, Andy Sandberg from SNL, the Ramones, PeeWee Herman, The Aquobats, DJ Lance (a real DJ), Devo, Weird Al Yankovich, Mos Def, and many others - there's too many to list them all. But as you can see they are designed for kids of today to be introduced to the music that was popular from when those children's' parents were kids as well. Literally it's a genius idea.
This adorable toy opens up like a little carrying case and holds all figures inside of it too.
Also if you are interested I have 11 total sets that are complete and awesome that accompany this Mega Bloks theme. They are all part of a giant set that can all be used with one another and I also believe are able to be used with lego duplos as well. If you're interested in more of these duplo style building toy sets, you can let me know and I can give you a better deal for shipping them altogether and discounted combined shipping costs. I have the ENTIRE AND COMPLETE SET that was ever MADE by meg Bloks that was yo gabba gabba- including the following sets:
- PLEX'S TOUR BUGGY
- BROBEE SET
- FOOFA SET
- MUNO SET
- TOODEE SET
- YO GABBA GABBA SUPER SET (with the rare guitar guitar piece that is lego duplo compatible)
- And another set just called the Yo Gabba Gabba set.
By the way this is the best show ever! If you have a kid you must start watching this. You'll be hooked and so will they and it's the best. They have a cult following and even have live concerts! It's literally a genius program and it's the very best kid show especially if you are trying to instill a lot of art and music into your child's life.
Anyway the box has never been used and in beautiful shape.
Free shipping in the US and this is in really great condition. Only held the figures before and It is really great looking and super super cute and has tons of use left in it and appears new really.
Everything I sell is from a smoke free home and has ALWAYS been washed in perfume/dye/scent free detergent and fabric softener.
I hope this can find a good home out there with another little munchkin :)
I will combine shipping and give discounts for multiple purchases of anything I sell. I never make money in shipping but just charged what I'm charged
I will be putting up lots of my baby's clothes that she can't wear anymore. Since I am trying to sell off so much baby stuff from my daughters closet, please just let me know if you are looking for anything in particular and I may even just be able to hook you up with a good deal. Ultimately I am just looking to get rid of stuff and make a few bucks at the same.
About this item
Mega Bloks Yo Gabba Gabba Boombox transforms into a dance party floor with multiple builds. The boombox plays four hit Yo Gabba Gabba! songs and comes with Brobee and Foofa buildable, dancing figurines.
When you press the prong on top of the figurines' heads, they dance and swing their arms!
* Plex Fx button for music mixing
* Boombox also stores building blocks and special parts
* Encourages imagination and role-playing
* Teaches colors and shapes
Specifications
Brand
Mega Bloks
Gender
Boys, Girls
Age Range
3 to 4 Years, 5 to 7 Years
Wikipedia article about yo gabba gabba show-
Yo Gabba Gabba! was an American live action/puppet children's television show starring five costumed toys-come-to-life and their friend DJ Lance Rock. The series premiered on August 20 2007 and ended on November 12 2015. There is a single topic in each episode, e.g. "Adventure," "Friends," and "Dance," through songs and short storylines in the half-hour program. Additionally, the show teaches children life and social skills, such as sharing and trying new foods. It also encourages viewers to move along with and dance with the characters in the program. The show is noted for its indie-culture guest stars and bands, and for drawing visual inspiration from 8-bit video games and H. R. Pufnstuf, among other television shows. Created by Christian Jacobs (lead singer of the Aquabats) and Scott Schultz, the show is written to appeal to children and their parents. The television program has spawned a touring live stage show, various toys and branded clothing. Trademarks relating to Yo Gabba Gabba! and its characters are held by GabbaCaDabra, LLC.
Yo Gabba Gabba!
Yo Gabba Gabba! title card
Genre
Children's television series
Created by
Christian Jacobs
Scott Schultz
Developed by
Kay Wilson Stallings
Directed by
* Christian Jacobs
* Scott Schultz
* Matt Fackrell
* Matt Chapman
Presented by
Lance Robertson
Voices of
* Adam Delbert
* Christian Jacobs
* Amos "Mossi" Watene
* Erin Pearce
* Emma Jacobs-Briggs
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
4
No. of episodes
66 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Michael Polis
Jon Berrett
Producer(s)
Justin Lyon
Ritamarie Peruggi
Running time
25 minutes
Production company(s)
* The Magic Store
* W!ldbrain Entertainment
* Nickelodeon Productions
Distributor
DHX Media[1][2]
Release
Original network
Nickelodeon
Nick Jr.
Original release
August 20, 2007 – November 12, 2015
Hosted by a character named DJ Lance Rock, the series featured a mix of live-action segments featuring cartoonish costumed characters—Muno (the red cyclops), Foofa (the pink flower bubble), Brobee (a little hairy green monster), Toodee (the blue cat-dragon) and Plex (the magic yellow robot)—and many short animated sketches and musical numbers.[3]
Popular artists who have appeared on the show include Mos Def, Bootsy Collins, Ladytron, The Killers, Enon, The Clientele, Jimmy Eat World, Solange Knowles, Taking Back Sunday, Datarock, The Aquabats, Devo, Anne Heche, Joy Zipper, Of Montreal, Chromeo, My Chemical Romance, Weezer, Hot Hot Heat, The Faint, The Roots, Mates of State, MGMT, Jack Black, Tony Hawk, Elijah Wood, Peter Bjorn and John, Trunk Boiz, The Shins, The Aggrolites, The Flaming Lips, Mýa, Biz Markie, Blitzen Trapper, The Ting Tings, Money Mark, Mariachi El Bronx, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Erykah Badu, and Lil Wayne. Other non-musical celebrity guests to have appeared include Jason Bateman, Andy Samberg, Sarah Silverman, Laila Ali, Bill Hader, and Anthony Bourdain.
Among the varied animation sequences during the show was Super Martian Robot Girl, designed by indie cartoonists Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer.[4]
The toy models of the characters that appeared at the beginning and end of each show were made by Kidrobot.
Yo Gabba Gabba! was developed by two Southern California fathers, Christian Jacobsand Scott Schultz, who first started working together as teenagers, producing and directing skateboarding videos. Their goal was to design a kids' show that was entertaining while featuring real artists and real performers. Both had no previous experience writing for television, let alone children's broadcasting or education.[5] In developing the show they took inspiration from a number of sources including Sesame Street, The Electric Company, Pee-wee's Playhouse, as well as Sid and Marty Krofft puppet shows Banana Splits and H. R. Pufnstuf.[6]
In 1999, after becoming parents, Jacobs and Schultz started playing around with ideas for children's television and produced a pilot independently financed by small loans from friends and family. Yo Gabba Gabba! did not get much attention until it started circulating on the Internet.[7] Jared Hess, the director of Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre, saw the pilot online and recommended it to Brown Johnson, the executive vice president and executive creative director of Nickelodeon Preschool.[8] Yo Gabba Gabba! premiered on Nickelodeon on August 20, 2007.
The show was produced by The Magic Store and Wild Brain. Yo Gabba Gabba! airs on the Nick Jr. cable network in the United States and the Nick Jr. networks in the United Kingdom & Ireland, Italy, France and Australia as well as Treehouse TV network in Canada, Disney Junior in Latin America and RTE2 on RTÉjr in Ireland. The series premiered August 20, 2007 on Nickelodeon as part of its Nick Jr. block, and began broadcasting in reruns from February 23, 2008 to November 2016 on the Nick Jr. TV channel. They never renewed for a fifth season.
All episodes follow a similar format. In the opening scene, DJ Lance Rock is shown walking on a plain white background while holding a gray radio with colorful buttons. He then gets to a table scenery that involves four different colored lands and a gray cloth underneath it. He then places down the radio, and then he shouts "YOOOO Gabba Gabba!" and opens the radio, and inside it are 5 toy figures: Toodee, Muno, Foofa, Plex, and Brobee. He places down the figures one-by-one, and then they become alive.
The episode features four main segments (it was shortened to three after the first season) that are connected to each other as a plot. They involve DJ Lance and the gabbas doing an activity. After each main segment, a short clip is shown that shows a kid dancing around. The kid says his or her name, followed by "I like to dance!".
Between the main segments, there is another segment called "The Super Music Friends Show", which features a performance by a band about the episode's topic. Other small segments include "Mark's Magic Pictures" and "Biz's Beat of the Day".
Near the end of each episode, DJ Lance and the gabbas do a mix-like song about what had occurred during the main segments. After it is finished, DJ Lance shouts "YOOOO Gabba Gabba!" once again, and then Brobee, Muno, Toodee, Foofa, and Plex turn back into toys. One-by-one, DJ Lance puts them back in the radio, closes the radio, and then walks off carrying it. The credits then roll.
Characters
* DJ Lance Rock – (Portrayed by Lance Robertson U.S., voice dubbed by Ortis Deleyin the UK) A DJ who is the narrator and friend of the other characters and the series' host.
* Muno – (Voiced by Adam Deibert U.S., Bob Golding UK) A friendly red cyclops boy. He's the tallest, is somewhat clumsy and has a close bond with Foofa (though she also bonds with Brobee in the same way). He is also the band's guitarist. In the episodes "Family", "Circus", and "Baby", his family makes an appearance. During Super Bowl XLIV, he appeared in a commercial for the Kia Sorento. His realm resembles the moon, another planet, or a desert and he has a pet horse. He has three stomachs as seen in the X-ray in the Season 1 episode "Halloween" (#13). However another X-ray in the Season 1 episode "Imagine" (#20) shows him with one stomach, a normal heart and lungs. His catchphrase is "Razzle Dazzle".
* Foofa – (Voiced by Emma Jacobs-Briggs U.S., Teresa Gallagher UK) A female flower bubble character who's "pink and happy." She likes flowers, rainbows and unicorns. Her instrument is the tambourine. Her realm is a spring or summer meadow.
* Brobee – (Voiced by Amos Watene U.S., Simon Feilder UK) A small, green monster boy and the baby of the gabbas. He is the drummer for the Gabba band. He is the one of the characters whose facial expression changes depending on the situation; his normal face turning into a frown, and vice versa. He is often subjected to trying new foods. His realm is a vast autumn forest. It is mentioned that he is four years old.
* Toodee – (Voiced by Erin Pearce U.S., Jonell Elliot UK) A blue arctic female cat-dragonwho loves to have fun. She has a close bond with Plex and is the bassist for the Gabba band. She resides in a winter arctic realm, with icicles.
* Plex – (Voiced by Christian Jacobs U.S., Simon Feilder UK) A magic yellow robot boy and the oldest of the gabbas and he is Toodee's love instest. He is portrayed as being smart and as the leader of Gabba Land. Plex usually teaches lessons to his friends and is a father figure to the gang. He can also use his special ray to bring things into existence. Her instrument is the keytar. He has no realm in particular, though he seems to have a "docking station" between Foofa and Brobee's realms. In "Gabbaland Begins", Plex is the last in DJ Lance's original creations after he goes through Muno, Foofa, Brobee, and Toodee, although, Brobee is supposedly a four-year-old in the series.
* Gooble - (Voiced by Joel Fox U.S.) A ghost who is always so sad and crying. He resides in a haunted house located in a non-gabba land-place named "Gooble Land".
Regular segments
* Jingles, each episode has animated music videos featuring music by a guest musician and animation by guest artists, designers, and animators. They often happen after the first segment in an episode. (One episode does not have the segment.)
* Mark's Magic Pictures, featuring Mark Mothersbaugh, drawing simple pictures that often come alive at the end of the segment.
* Biz's Beat of the Day, starring Biz Markie, demonstrating new beatboxing beats.
* The Super Music Friends Show, featuring musical guests and introduced by John Reisas "The Music Swami" and Matt Chapman as the announcer.
* Dancey Dance Time, featuring celebrity guests performing dance moves with the characters. It is rarely used after season one.
* Numbers, live action music video similar to the jingles, usually with counting up numbers or back.
* Cool Tricks, in which a child or adult demonstrates a special talent (e.g., gymnastics, breakdancing, playing a theremin, cup stacking or another cool trick.)
* Storytime, where a child narrates a story (e.g., Goon Fishin', Goodnight Moon or another story.)
* Super Martian Robot Girl, featuring a helpful comic book-style superhero who saves the day, but only solves extremely contrived misunderstandings of ignorant citizens, instead of battling crime.
* Learn with Plex, a solo segment in which Plex teaches basic daily skills like brushing your teeth, making lemonade, putting on pajamas, etc. (three times by saying "it's fun to" do whatever he is teaching) in chants, using four repeated steps. (Season 1 only)
* Play Pretend with Muno, in which Muno encourages viewers to pretend along with him, as he imagines himself as various creatures and objects. (Season 1 only)
* Listen with Toodee, in which Toodee listens to sounds and encourages the viewer to help her identify them. (Season 1 only)
* Color with Brobee, in which the viewer guesses what color Brobee is thinking of by the examples he gives. (Season 1 only)
* Play Games with Foofa, in which Foofa solves simple puzzles, such as mazes and matching games, and encourages the viewer to help her find the solution. (Season 1 only)
* DJ Lance Dance, in which DJ Lance Rock teaches the viewers a different dance.
* Funny Faces, in which DJ Lance Rock encourages viewers to make funny faces.
* Knock-Knock Joke of the Day, a segment where Jack McBrayer and Paul Scheer tell knock-knock jokes. This segment first appeared in season two.
* Look Back At Today, each episode ends with a music video recap of that episode, featuring special effects, and a remix of every song featured in that episode. (Season 2 onward has DJ Lance remembering the things he and the gang did in that episode before the music video starts.)
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Mega Brands
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Mega Brands Inc., formerly Mega Bloks Inc., is a Canadian children's toy company currently owned by Mattel. Mega Bloks, a line of construction set toys, is its most popular product. Its other brands include Mega Construx, Mega Puzzles, Board Dudes and Rose Art. The company distributes a wide range of construction toys, puzzles, and craft-based products.
Mega Brands Inc.
Mega Bloks Inc.
Type
Subsidiary of Mattel
Industry
Toys
stationery and crafts
Founded
1967; 51 years ago
Founders
Victor and Rita Bertrand
Headquarters
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Key people
Marc Bertrand (CEO)
Vic Bertrand (CIO)[1]
Products
* construction toys
* message boards
* activity kits
* art materials
* school supplies
* writing instruments
* wood products
* puzzles
Brands
* Board Dudes
* Locker Dudes
* Mega Bloks
* Mega Construx
* Mega Puzzles
* Rose Art
* Write Dudes
Revenue
$405 million (Est. FY 2013)[2]
Number of employees
1,700 (2014)[2]
Parent
Mattel
In 2014, Mega Brands' Bloks was second in sales of toy construction building sets.[2]
History
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Ritvik Holdings
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In 1967, Victor Bertrand and his wife Rita founded the company as Ritvik Holdings (RH). Ritvik is a portmanteau word based on a combination of Rita and Victor. RH began by distributing toys made outside Canada and also facilitated contracts between foreign brands and Canadian manufacturers.[3]
Ritvik later became a vertically integrated company as it expanded by adding plastic injection molding operations, design operations, tooling manufacturers, and marketing services. The company had a leading share of the plastic injection molded market by the early 1980s.[3]
Wanting to expand beyond Canada, Victor Bertrand took an interest in construction block sets. He saw room for growth despite them being an industry staple since the early years of the 20th century when the Batima Block was released in Belgium in 1905. With Lego being the leading construction toy, Bertrand chose to make a similar set. Bertrand ignored friends and advisors feeling he had two advantages in launching Mega Bloks: he aimed to produce jumbo-sized bricks for the toddlers, which Lego bricks were not designed for, and he felt his expertise in injection molding would give him a price advantage.[3]
At 1984 trade shows, Ritvik showed the Mega Bloks line in the US and Canada. An immediate hit, Mega Bloks had generally large sales in Canada, including a $1 million sale to Toys R Us, and were available almost anywhere in the two markets in 1985. Several multinational companies had made offers just after the trade show for distribution rights, as well as buying either Mega Bloks or RH itself.[3]
By 1989, Mega Bloks were in 30 countries and popular in Europe, the US and Canada. Up to 30 play sets were available. A piano set with Mega Blok-compatible keys for the pre-school market was released in 1988. In 1989, Ritvik sold all of its other toy and plastics lines.[3]
A Mega Bloks "Micro" line was released in 1991 that were compatible with, or a clone of Legobricks. This finally placed Ritvik and The Lego Group in direct competition. Soon, Ritvik was sued by Lego Canada for unfair competition, for the supposed confusion caused between its Micro Mega Bloks and the Lego line. Since Lego's brick shape patent had expired, the lawsuit dragged on for years as sales grew worldwide (at an average 70% a year until the mid-1990s), but finally Ritvik won the case by properly distinguishing its brand from Lego. Suits were filed in Europe and the U.S. with similar results.[3]
In 1996, a 27% share of Ritvik was sold to the Blackstone Group. Rita Bertrand and her daughter Chantal retired that year, while Marc and Victor Bertrand, Jr. were active in management. Two international subsidiaries were formed, Mega Bloks Latinoamerica S.A. de C.V. in 1997, and Mega Bloks Europe N.V. in 1998. International sales in the 1990s were at 30% with 70% from Canada and the US; all but 10% were from four major chains: Toys 'R Us, Wal-Mart, Target, and Kmart.[3]
Ritvik followed the late 1990s licensing trend in 1998 with its first licensing agreement being for Teletubbies, and then with toy company Fisher Price with its Sesame Street characters license. A NASCAR line was also introduced.[3] Ritvik Toys, Inc. was amalgamated with Ritvik Holdings Inc. on June 30, 1998.[4]
Lego, K'Nex and Ritvik added features to their lines in 2000. Ritvik made transformable building sets that changed into vehicles, and a remote control electronic kit named the Mega Bloks RO Action Builder. Ritvik finally added TV advertising that year with a $2 million campaign, with a $30 million spend on advertising, marketing, and research and development in 2002.[3]
Mega Bloks
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With sales about doubling since 1999, Ritvik went public via an initial public offering in May 2002 on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the new name of Mega Bloks Inc.[3] The company traded at $14.50 a share.[1] The founders' sons, Victor Bertrand Jr. and Marc Bertrand, became chief operating officer and chief operating officer/president, respectively, while Victor Sr. remained chairman of the board.[3]
The toy market was in a down cycle from 2002 to 2003, with the construction toy segment losing 10 to 15%, but Mega Bloks experienced increased sales. Since 1986, the company had seen a run of 17 years of growth becoming number two in the construction toy segment behind Lego.[3]
In 2003, the company formed a joint venture with the Japanese toy company Bandai for Asia. Bandai marketed Mega Blok sets with their existing licensed Japanese cartoon characters. With J.K. Rowling's Harry Potterand Lord of the Rings movies' success, a Dragon series was released in 2003. Meg Play!, a life size block set large enough kids could fit in, was also launched.[3]
Shares were trading at almost $30. In 2005, Mega Bloks, Inc. acquired Rose Art Industries, including its Magnetix line of toys, for US$350-million.[1] Soon, Magnetix was a source of lawsuits resulting from choking incidents, causing its share value to drop quickly. Magnetix was then recalled.[1] The company acquired Board Dudes, Inc., makers of Board Dudes posting and marking boards and Locker Dudes locker products, in January 2006, through its subsidiary, Rose Art Industries, Inc.[5]
Mega Brands
On June 15, 2006, following the acquisition of several brand names not associated with construction brick toys the company again changed its name, this time from Mega Bloks Inc. to Mega Brands Inc.[1]with Rose Art Industries, Inc. being renamed Mega Brands America, Inc.[6]
After 23 consecutive years of growing sales and profit, Mega lost $458 million in 2008. Heading towards bankruptcy, Mega Brands refinanced. Share were consolidated 1-for-20, with Fairfax Financial becoming a major partner in the recapitalization.[1]
Rose Art was placed on the market in March 2008 the result of inquiries from the previous owners and others.[7] The former owners of Rose Art, Jeffrey and Lawrence Rosen, offered to purchase back Rose Art in April 2008.[8] They then sued company management for insider trading in September 2008 alleging shares were sold prior to the Magnetix recall.[9] Rose Art's base operation was shut down in New Jersey, and the company moved its stationery and activities division, with some key employees, to Irvine, California in 2010 under new executive Thomas Prichard, a former executive at Crayola, Pixar, and Hasbro. The subsidiary was not sold, and was reintegrated into Mega operations by 2012.[1]
On February 28, 2014, it was announced that toy industry giant Mattel, Inc. would acquire Mega Brands Inc. for approximately US$450 million.[10] It became a wholly owned subsidiary of Mattel as of April 20, 2014.[11]
Three years later, on February 10, 2017, Mattelannounced that it was introducing Mega Construx[12], a new sub-brand of construction sets designed for kids ages four through adult collectors.
Under the new Mega Brands umbrella, Mega Bloks inspires preschool builders ages one to four, and Mega Construx offers older fans immersive sets that feature authentic characters and varied brick shapes with endless colors. Mega Construx sets itself apart from the competition with unique character figures, allowing the brand to deliver authentic looks for popular licenses, such as American Girl®, Barbie®, Despicable Me®, Halo®, Destiny, and more.
Pop culture connections
Mega Bloks were featured in a commercial for the Honda Element, in which countless bricks fell from the sky to assemble the full-sized vehicle. The commercial clearly identifies the bricks as Mega Bloks in the opening moments of the sequence.[13]
Mega Brands currently has the licensing rights for Thomas the Tank Engine, video game franchises Call of Duty and Halo, Barbie, Hot Wheels, Power Rangers, American Girl, Monster High, Pokemon, Destiny , and the Despicable Me franchise. Mega Brands picked up the license for Nickelodeonfranchises like SpongeBob SquarePants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles after LEGO discontinued carrying their version of the licensed sets. They also have the rights to produce sets based on Nick Jrproperties like Blaze and the Monster Machines, and Shimmer and Shine.
Lego
Mega Bloks building block (above) and Lego building brick (below)
Mega Brands has won 14 cases launched by competitor Lego regarding its Mega Bloks.[2]
The Lego Group has filed lawsuits against Mega Bloks, Inc. in courts around the world on the grounds that Mega Bloks' use of the "studs and tubes" interlocking brick system is a violation of trademarks held by Lego. Generally such lawsuits have been unsuccessful, chiefly because the functional design of the basic brick is considered a matter of patent rather than trademark law, and all relevant Lego patents have expired.
On November 17, 2005, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld Mega Bloks' right to continue selling the product in Canada.[14] A similar decision was reached by the European Union's Court of First Instance on November 12, 2008 when it upheld an EU trademark agency decision following an objection by Mega Bloks against a trademark awarded to Lego in 1999.[15]
On September 14, 2010, the European Court of Justice ruled that the 8-peg design of the original Lego brick "merely performs a technical function [and] cannot be registered as a trademark"