August 25, 2025
Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. and Kelly Toys Holdings have settled a dispute in California federal court over stuffed toys in which Kelly Toys claimed Build-A-Bear's Skoosherz toys copied its popular Squishmallow line.
April 18, 2025
Welcome to IP Notebook, a recurring series that highlights disputes and legal developments that raise novel or crucial questions in the trademark and copyright space.
March 26, 2025
A California federal judge has rejected an attempt from Build-A-Bear Workshop to physically inspect thousands of Squishmallows stuffed toys in order to defend itself against trade dress infringement claims by the company that makes them, saying the defendant's request is overbroad and unnecessary.
August 02, 2024
A Missouri federal judge on Friday tossed Build-A-Bear Workshop's lawsuit seeking a declaration that its new Skoosherz stuffed toy line doesn't infringe trade dress rights claimed by Kelly Toys' popular Squishmallows, finding that the Missouri court doesn't have jurisdiction over the IP dispute, which is also being litigated in California.
July 16, 2024
The Build-A-Bear Workshop toy company can't escape claims that its Skoosherz stuffed toys infringe the trade dress and copyright of Kelly Toys' popular Squishmallows, a California federal judge ruled, saying the complaint plausibly alleges substantial similarities between the two plushie brands.
February 12, 2024
The Build-A-Bear Workshop toy company and Kelly Toys Holdings filed competing federal lawsuits against each other Monday, with Build-A-Bear seeking a judgment in Missouri that its Skoosherz stuffed toys do not infringe trade dress rights claimed by Kelly's popular Squishmallows, while Kelly Toys' California suit alleges trade dress and copyright infringement.