What's next for Lepin and LEGO? Will LEGO win its Lawsuit Against Lepin in China?

What does the future hold for Lepin?

Lepin is a Chinese manufacturer of fake LEGO. They resell LEGO set designs and instructions, but they change the logo and ship them with their own bricks. Check out my other Lepin videos if you want more information, i’ll leave a link to them down below. There’s a lot of controversy among fans of LEGO about whether Lepin is a good idea to get discontinued sets cheaply, or whether it’s just counterfeit and illegal. Well LEGO have made their position clear. Nearly a year ago, they sued Lepin in China for producing imitation LEGO.

So why is LEGO annoyed? Well as one senior LEGO executive said, Lepin has copied a large number of the current LEGO set range. We’re not talking about brick design here - LEGO has tried and failed to copyright their bricks, apart from their mini figures. Most likely, we’re talking about artwork, logos and model design. They’re particularly worried that the Lepin sets look so similar that people might be confused or buy Lepin thinking they’re actually getting LEGO. I can tell you that I’ve seen people selling fake LEGO in my country that the untrained eye would not be able to identify. Also, in a recent BBC interview, a LEGO executive was not able to tell the different between real and a fake minifigure. Also, LEGO has recently opened a factory in China so they’re trying to protect their new business and Lepin know that they’re not going to be messed with

In about two months time, The Chinese courts will give their first decision about whether Lepin is allowed doing anything illegal. Until they decide anything, Lepin is allowed to advertise and sell their products. Without getting into the trustworthiness of Chinese courts, what happens if they find in favour of LEGO and stop Lepin? Well many people have said that Lepin will just start a new company under a different name and start again. In fact, Lepin has already done exactly that. I recently discovered a new Chinese company called Xingbao which it turns out is owned by the same parent company as Lepin. Unlike Lepin, they’re not selling LEGO designs, instead they’re licensing the designs of respected MOC creators - so the customer gets a high quality model and they’re not ripping LEGO off. So maybe Lepin will concentrate solely on Xinbao if they get banned from selling their kits.

What if LEGO lose their court case? Well they lost another court case in the 90s so it’s not impossible. They could appeal or they could take another approach. I know for a fact that LEGO are actively trying to remove Lepin from sale on places like eBay, and I’ve also heard that many countries are stopping and confiscating Lepin packages when they arrive in a country. So it could be that they can’t stop Lepin but they can stop you from buying them.

Do you think LEGO will win? What do you think Lepin will do if they’re stopped from making kits? Would you ever buy a Lepin kit?

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[quinoux]

if lego win the lawsuit then lepin will just change there name and do the exact same thing

[corneliuscrewe]

At 1:50 This exactly. My introduction to the existence of Lepin was exactly because I almost bought a Resistence X-Wing set from Ebay, and at the last minute noticed the listing said "Lego compatible." Then i noticed the box said STAR WNRS, then noticed the Lepin logo that looks so suspiciously like the Lego logo. My problem with it, aside from it being illegal and wrong, is how many HAVENT noticed the subtle differences?

[ender]

You're confusing copyright with trademarks.

[syclone]

the sad part is that there are respected MOC creators that have their models illegally sold as kits and they can't do much about that

[TheItalianoAssassino]

Lego, please start re-releasing sets, maybe under the name of "Best of Lego". There are some sets that would generate a large amount of money. Problems might arise regarding licensing, but something like the UCS Millenium Falcon and UCS Star Destroyer would certainly work.

[LegoTechnicsRule]

I got a question. You said the case happened about a year ago and it will be settled in a few months. This video was posted six months ago. Any news? Any wins?

[TheHughyg]

Better grab that ucs falcon cause there's in way I'd ever be able to afford a discontinued lego one

[jx]

if Lepin made more of their own kits, that'd be a better argument, Mega started making their own pieces and colors to avoid legality

[deejasart]

In the captions it looks like he says ‘leaping’ not Lepin.😂

[bombarasclatshithouse]

i really hope they close because i search for individual figures/sets on amazon or ebay, and will always find things like "fits lego figures" and a LOT of lepin/fake sets on ebay

[planeson]

I fell like there is a very high chance that LEPIN might win.As far as I remember, BMW lose a case where another company stole their car design.They changed the names and numbers and it is safe as far as I (I am from Hong Kong (China)) know.However, things might change since China want to have better position in the world, and they WILL need to make other
countries happy, so they might let LEGO win for once.It is hard to say which company would win, I would support LEGO though :)

[brickchamp]

Hi Jake, what is the latest news in the Lego/Lepin court case?

[God-CDXX]

if they would stop coping Lego sets @ themes and build unique sets like Mega Blocks and Cobi they would get them selves out of hot water that said I only buy lego

[bogdanbydek]

So whats the latest on this case? Its december now and I can still see Lepin blocks on aliexpress

[darkworldyt]

I hate lepin freaking copycats same toys diferent name i love lego lego

[thepwee]

I'm mixed on this. I will not buy any Lepin while the Lego set is still in production. Lepin has put out their first MOC. I think they will get away form producing the Lego set. The only people you're hurting with the out of production sets are the people selling  Lego WAY OVER PRICED on eBay.. Lego should recirculate the set on line to kill off Lepin sales and over priced eBay sales. I pretty sure the law suit stems form the Disney castle with Lepin should have never put out and should be sued over. Lego is trying to protect their contract with Disney. this shows Disney that Lego is actively trying to correct the issue. I hope Lepin does go the way of Xingbao.

[diablo]

Lepin defenders: I buy lepin because its cheap and I can get it easy.
Me: How would you feel if you made a product and I just came in and stole it to sell for less. I bet you wouldnt like it. So think about that when you are about to buy lepin

[gyrocompa]

What is the result of the case ? Who won it ? Thanks in advance !

[henryfranken]

Does anybody know where the bathroom is?

[gustavozamoramichel]

So if I were to buy lepin online would that be ilegal?