The Harris family claimed the hair, dress and name of the dolls were nearly identical to the OMG Girlz, a trio of teenage singers promoted by the couple from 2009 until 2015, and during a brief 2017 reunion.The toy maker prevailed on Friday, May 26 after their attorneys argued the girl group allowed their trademark on the OMG Girlz name to lapse in 2018.
“They were not famous,” Keller said. “These ladies were trend followers, not trend setters. They never achieved liftoff.” He questioned an MGA designer’s claim she based one of the dolls named Major Lady on late rock singer David Bowie. The jury was apparently not convinced a significant number of consumers associated the dolls with the group.
Friday’s verdict was the end of a bitter, two-and-a-half year court battle between MGA and the Harris family. The first legal showdown between the two parties ended in a mistrial.