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A Lego clone is a line or brand of children's construction blocks which is mechanically compatible with Lego brand blocks, but is produced by another manufacturer. The blocks were originally patented by The Lego Group in 1961 as "toy building bricks", [ 1 ] and the company has since remained dominant in this market. [ 2 ]
The increase of Lego guns and other forms of weaponry in Lego sets has been a continued source of controversy. In May 2016, researchers at the University of Canterbury published a report in the scientific journal PLOS One, [4] which concluded that Lego had become “significantly more violent” after the research found that the violence of products highlighted in Lego catalogues had increased ...
LEGO Ideas offers contests to fan designers on the crowdsourcing platform. Prizes include LEGO sets or, in some cases, the possibility of transforming the first prize into an official LEGO set in the form of a GWP (Gift With Purchase). Currently, 6 competitions have been awarded with such a prize. Set based on an original idea
The second wave of Lego Agents theme was released on 19 October 2008 and had two sets (total of 8 sets). The two sets being released were Deep Sea Quest (set number: 8636) [15] [16] and Volcano Base (set number: 8637). [16] [17] Also included the additional villains, named Slime Face, Fire Arm and Claw-Dette were released as well. [7]
Lego's Hong Kong lawsuit against Tyco Super Blocks obtained an injunction forcing Tyco to stop making Lego-compatible bricks from after 1973. Tyco was also sued by Lego in Austria, Italy and Canada. [29] The Canadian manufacturer Mega Bloks was sued, Lego asserting that their use of the composite brick system of "studs and tubes" was an ...
Logo used for Lego video games. Since 1995, numerous commercial video games based on Lego, the construction system produced by The Lego Group, have been released.Following the second game, Lego Island, developed and published by Mindscape, The Lego Group published games on its own with its Lego Media division, which was renamed Lego Software in 2000, and Lego Interactive in 2002.
A Lego theme is a product line of Lego construction toys produced by The Lego Group based on a central concept. Before 1978, Lego produced several construction sets with common themes, but they were not necessarily branded as part of a single series or theme.
On February 1st, 2021 Lego released [13] the Medieval Blacksmith Shop as a Lego Ideas set. [14] On June 1st, 2021 [ 15 ] Lego released the Creator 3-1 Medieval Castle in the Creator theme. [ 16 ] In July 2022 the Lego Lions Knight Castle was released [ 17 ] inspired by the original Castle set in 1984. [ 18 ]