News tagged with 'lego'. Found 7 tagged news.

Court hands Mega Brands victory over Lego

Brussels :: Belgium | 11 days ago

Mega Brands Inc. has won a trademark claim in Europe filed by Danish toymaker Lego. The European Court of First Instance on Wednesday rejected Lego's efforts to preserve a trademark on its construction toy. Lego had appealed a 2006 EU administrative ruling...

Tags: Lego, Lego Building Blocks, Mega Brands Inc., Legos, Mega Brands, building block, legos bricks

Daily Mail, UK: Lego creates plastic celebrities to celebrate 30th anniversary of mini-figures

London :: United Kingdom | 2 months ago

Quite what Madonna and Sir Cliff will make of their chunky new figures remains to be seen. But it has to be said that Amy Winehouse is looking a lot more healthy than usual. The plastic threesome are among a series of celebrities portrayed in a special...

Tags: Lego, sir cliff

Olympic gold medallists to visit HK

Hong Kong :: China | 3 months ago

China�s Olympic gold medallists are to visit Hong Kong next week to meet their fans and show off their athletic prowess, officials said Wednesday, predicting long queues for tickets. Diving diva Guo Jingjing, ace badminton player Lin Dan, and gymnast...

Tags: olympic, gold medal, china, olympics, lego, Hong Kong Stadium, South China, gold medallists, beijing olympic, Chinaï, olympic gold, diving divas

Olympics 2008: Beijing Sports Complexes built in LEGOs

Beijing :: China | 3 months ago

Posted by Olivier

Enthusiasts from Hong Kong have built a large-scale copy of the the Olympic Village in Beijing using LEGOS. It was built for the 2008 Olympics. The structures included famous sports complexes and buildings like the national stadium "Birds' Nest", swimming...

Tags: LEGO, Olympic, Beijing

Taj Mahal: Largest LEGO Set Ever

Paris :: France | 3 months ago

Posted by Olivier

LEGO is releasing the largest set ever: The Taj Mahal. It has over 5,922 pieces but it is only 20" wide and 16"tall which is not very big. This set will release in September at a price of $300. Here is a quote from their site: "The famous Taj Mahal palace...

Tags: LEGO, Taj Mahal

Seahawks' Carlson a Quick Study

Kirkland :: WA :: USA | 3 months ago

Carlson Jr. went on to become an all-state basketball player who led his team to a state title and was a finalist for the McDonald's All-America team. (During the summer between Carlson's sophomore and junior year, he played on a traveling all-star team...

Tags: John Carlson Sr., Seattle Seahawks, Carlson Jr., Lego, Ben Obomanu, Steve Vallos

Groups call for boycott of Myanmar

Beijing :: China | 3 months ago

Anti-Myanmar groups on Monday urged visitors to the Beijing Olympic Games not to buy jade from Myanmar sold in China because the revenues from such sales prop up the military dictatorship in the impoverished nation. The Olympic medals awarded in Beijing...

Tags: olympic, olympics, human rights, Beijing, China Sport, Lego, beijing olympic