It was 2003, exactly 56 years after Ole Kirk Christiansen bought the first plastic-injection molding machine in Denmark to start manufacturing plastic bricks for building-block toys. On the surface, ...

Best-Lock Group, a manufacturer of plastic building block toys, says it's asked the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to cancel Lego's trademark. Lego, in turn, has sued Best-Lock in U.S. District ...

The modern toy world likes to tempt parents with colorful, battery-operated, fancy-looking playthings, but the toys that stand the true test of time are simple, open-ended building toys. I say this as ...

Mattel Inc., already one of the largest toy makers in the world, wants a piece of the plastic building block business now dominated by Lego A/S. The El Segundo, Calif.-based company famously behind ...

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - Danish toy maker Lego said Thursday it was expecting a $237.6 million pretax loss, the worst in the privately held company’s 72-year history. The company, whose colored plastic ...

After decades of relying on fossil fuels to make its plastic bricks, Lego A/S is taking a small step toward a greener future earlier than planned. Europe’s biggest toymaker may stop using plastic bags ...

Conservative retailer Keep and Bear has launched a Lego-style kit for Donald Trump's border wall, with packaging that social media users are describing as rip-off and racist. Released just in time for ...

Lego has developed its first prototype using recycled plastics. Source: Unsplash/Xavi Cabrera. It was 2003, exactly 56 years after Ole Kirk Christiansen bought the first plastic injection molding ...