February 03, 2025
A New York leather jacket designer who claims that Lego ripped off his work after it appeared on the Netflix show "Queer Eye" has urged a Connecticut federal judge to deny the toy company's bid to toss his case, saying the jacket used in a Lego play set "is not just fabric and paint; it's an original expression."
October 30, 2024
U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas O. Farrish has recused himself from presiding over settlement talks between Lego and a New York artist who is suing the toy company over a play set based on the Netflix series "Queer Eye," citing the fact that his former firm, Day Pitney LLP, represents the defendants.
March 15, 2023
The filing of a lawsuit accusing Lego of copyright infringement inherently revoked any implied license that the toy company may have obtained to use a New York artist's custom clothing design in a play set based on the Netflix series "Queer Eye," a Connecticut federal judge ruled Wednesday in declining to toss out the case.
December 20, 2021
The artist behind a custom leather jacket featured on Netflix's "Queer Eye" series has slammed Lego with a copyright suit in Connecticut federal court, arguing that the toy company swiped his design for a Lego set inspired by the show.