Examples

Monopoly

The board game MONOPOLY was invented in 1903 by Lizzie Magie, who continued to develop it for another 20 years. She tried hard to protect and commercialise the game. But, her patents…

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Star Wars

Since 1977, hundreds of millions of Star Wars toys have been sold. But, why is it that, with the longest-term design registration lasting just 25 years (i.e. expiring in 2002), Hasbro (Star Wars’ licensee) continues…

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Mastermind

MASTERMIND is based on an ancient game called Bulls and Cows. During the early 1970s, Invicta Plastics Ltd developed a few versions of the game, before arriving at the version we know and love…

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