The toy company that makes Beanie Babies broke no trademark laws by selling a stuffed camel similar to one first created by another company, a federal court jury ruled Wednesday. The verdict for Westmont, Ill.-based Ty Inc. came seven years after a small Georgia toy company, Peaceable Planet, introduced a stuffed camel named "Niles." Ty started selling its Beanie Babies camel with the same name a year later. Peaceable Planet had sought $20 million in damages from Ty, which has since retired its Niles.
November 11, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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