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12 Jan 2012 23:58

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Culture: A Beautiful, Bald Barbie? One four-year-old’s doll could inspire line

  • A new inspiring look for Barbie? Genesis Reyes, a four-year-old who lost her hair after receiving treatment for cancer, is getting a one-of-a-kind Barbie: a bald Barbie. “We would like to see a Beautiful and Bald Barbie made to help young girls who suffer from hair loss due to cancer treatments, alopecia or trichotillomania,” said Jane Bingham and Beckie Sypin, who, after they were inspired by Genesis, built a Facebook page. This kind of Barbie could do quite a bit of emotional therapy for girls going through similar situations. Mattel, however, “doesn’t accept ideas from outside sources,” so we’re not sure yet if this movement will come to fruition. source

21 Apr 2011 16:34

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Biz: Mattel corporation handed legal defeat over Bratz dolls

  • Mattel suffers surprise defeat in court: The toy juggernaut waged a seven-year legal battle with MGA, a much-smaller company. At stake was claim to the Bratz empire, the line of glammed-up dolls that during the middle of the last decade was worth over $1 billion. MGA won today by jury verdict; they found Mattel had misused MGA’s trade secrets (MGA accused Mattel of entering toy fairs with fake credentials). The price for Mattel is $88.4 million, which is a lot to lose over nabbing a concept as elementary and obvious as Bratz. source