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Cobi, Coco and Mega Bloks; A New Breed of Lego?

Lego’s patent expired in 1988, but not without controversy as numerous companies attempted to manufacture Lego compatible sets; Coco, Mega Bloks and Cobi.
The Coco brand manufactured by a Chinese company called Tianjin Coko Toy Co., was one of the companies set to take advantage of the patent expiry. They began to produce Lego boxed sets in a variety of fashions in 2000, at a cost far cheaper than its Lego rival.