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LEGO Masters Premieres Tonight on Fox

February 5, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The highly anticipated premiere of LEGO Masters will be airing tonight on Fox at 9/8c. Hosted by Will Arnett, the show pits ten teams of two against each other to see who will become LEGO Masters. The judges will be LEGO designers Jamie Berard and Amy Corbett with celebrity guests throughout the season including Terry Crews, Mayim Bialik, Nicole Byer, Phil Lord, and Chris Miller. Which team do you think will win the crown of LEGO Masters?

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LEGO BrickLink AMA Summary

February 2, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A few days ago, LEGO did an AMA (Ask Me Anything) over on BrickLink answering some questions from the community regarding LEGO’s acquisition of the popular brick selling site. There were some really good questions that were asked from a wide range of questions. BrickLink has done a summary with the responses on a dedicated page in the link above if you want to check it out. So far, LEGO seems to be all-in on it but there are still a lot of members from the BrickLink community that aren’t too enthusiastic about it.

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LEGO Taking Feedback on LEGO VIP Program

January 31, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The new LEGO VIP Program has been sort of a letdown since the changes went live in the middle of last year. Yes, they do offer rewards in lieu of VIP points but a majority of them are pretty much downloadable wallpapers which nobody really wants. There have been a few physical rewards with the best one being the LEGO DC Comics Bat-Pod (5004590) which was available for a few hours after the new VIP Program went live.

LEGO is now taking feedback on the LEGO VIP Program from the AFOL community on your experiences and opinions on it and how to improve it. Comment below and we’ll send over a summary to the team. The deadline to submit your comments is March 20 so you still have some time to think about it.

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LEGO Wins Final Decisions in Major Intellectual Property Lawsuits Against Lepin

January 20, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has announced that they have won final decisions in in major intellectual property lawsuits against Lepin. The Guangzhou courts have decided to uphold all the rulings of the infringement cases back from 2018. This means that Shantou Meizhi Model Co., Ltd will have to pay LEGO a total of RMB 4.7 million in damages and have to make a public apology. This is only a minor setback to Lepin as they have already changed company names to continue producing counterfeit products.

The LEGO Group wins final decisions in major intellectual property lawsuits against Lepin manufacturer in China

The LEGO Group announced today that it has received favourable final decisions from the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court against the appeals raised by defendants of multiple intellectual property infringement cases in China. It marks a significant legal victory for the LEGO Group to combat against imitators.

The court decided to uphold all of the first-instance rulings on the 18 copyright infringement and one unfair competition cases, which were handed down in favour of the LEGO Group in November 2018. These second-instance decisions are final and have entered into legal effect immediately upon issuance.

In these cases, Shantou Meizhi Model Co., Ltd. and its affiliates are liable of manufacturing and selling the infringing Lepin products. The 18 LEGO® sets and corresponding LEGO minifigures at dispute, are ruled as artworks protected under China Copyright Law belonging to the LEGO Group. Unauthorized copies of the same constitute copyright infringement, said the court.

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New Food Concept Coming to LEGO House

January 19, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has closed the LE GOURMET restaurant at the LEGO House and will introducing a new food concept in which you can name the restaurant.

Guest record and new food concept in LEGO House

2019 was a huge success in LEGO® House, reaching no less than 281,786 paying guests and thus a 15% growth compared to 2018. But this success comes with a cost, says Managing Director Jesper Vilstrup:

“We are really proud that we in 2019 exceeded our expectations for the number of guests in both the Experience Zones and in the public area of LEGO Square. But unfortunately having this many guests means that we cannot provide the dining experience we would like to in our eateries – the capacity is simply too low. And that applies both to the kitchen and in the restaurant areas.”

Therefore, management has made the decision to close the fine-dining restaurant, LE GOURMET, and the restaurant will therefore not open with the rest of the house after the winter close-down on January 18, 2020.

Jesper Vilstrup says:

“Closing LE GOURMET has been a difficult decision as we basically love the restaurant and the idea of having a great gourmet restaurant in Billund. On the other hand, it is no secret that it has been difficult to attract a continuous flow of guests into the restaurant. And when you consider that we have capacity challenges for our dining LEGO House guests during the day, it ultimately makes sense to utilise the space better.”

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The Brick Fan Turns 8 Years Old

January 18, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

I was working on a future LEGO project and I suddenly realized that The Brick Fan turns eight years old today. It’s been a long road going from just another site on the internet to a Recognized LEGO Fan Media site. All of that wouldn’t happen if it wasn’t for you readers who frequent the site, whether be for one random post or if you’re a regular who visits every day.

I’ll still continue doing what I’ve been doing since I started this thing and that is to bring you LEGO news articles along with reviews and maybe throw in some editorials. Last year, we hit the most traffic we’ve had on the site so hopefully that trend continues this year.

Again, thank you everyone for visiting and for being a brick fan yourself.

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LEGO San Diego Comic Con 2012 Shazam Minifigure VIP Sweepstakes Coming in February

January 16, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

After many months, it looks like there will be some new rewards available soon on the LEGO VIP Reward Center. On the LEGO Ambassador Network, it has been stated there will be new sweepstakes every month and starting in February, they will be giving away the exclusive 2012 San Diego Comic Con Shazam minifigure. VIPs can enter by redeeming 50 VIP points, up to a max of 15 entries, and the winner will be drawn randomly. Future minifigure sweepstakes will include a signed LEGO Star Wars minifigure and an exclusive Marvel character.

They have also teased on some other rewards that will be coming soon including designer signed Imperial Star Destroyer (75252) sets and signed Star Wars Visual Dictionary copies.

Reward Centre-specific items, we are looking to kick off our first Exclusive minifigure sweepstake in February with a 2012 San Diego Comic-Con “Shazam!” minifigure where people from the following countries are allowed to participate***. VIP Members can enter the competition by redeeming 50 VIP points (up to a maximum of 15 entries) with the winner being drawn at random (postcard entries applicable where local law dictates).

The Rewards team intend to operate these sweepstakes every month starting 10th February and running until 2nd March for Shazam! Upcoming minifigure sweepstakes will include a signed Star Wars minifigure and an exclusive version of a Marvel character.

With regards to other items upcoming on the Reward Centre (dates to be confirmed) are designer-signed Imperial Star Destroyer sets and designer-signed Star Wars Visual Dictionary copies.

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