Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc. Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc. Mattel v. MCA Records, 296 F.3d 894 (9th Cir. 2002), was a series of lawsuits between Mattel and MCA Records that resulted from the 1997 Aqua song, "Barbie Girl". The case was ultimately dismissed. On December 5th 2000, Mattel sued MCA Records, the recording company of Aqua, saying the song violated the Barbie trademark and turned Barbie into a sex object, referring to her as a "Blonde Bimbo." They alleged the song had violated their copyrights and trademarks of Barbie, and that its lyrics had tarnished the reputation of their trademark and impinged on
Innisfree (brand) In the first half of 2014, Amore Pacific planned on boosting the brand's sales in Taipei and opened a second store only months after launching it in Taiwan, aiming to make Innisfree its biggest South Korean skincare and cosmetics brand. On December 5, 2014, Innisfree opened its first store in Malaysia. In its 15th year, the brand was launched in Thailand and Innisfree opened its largest flagship store at Hongyi Square in Shanghai, China with over 108 stores in the country by the end of the year. The first store in Vietnam was opened in November 2016, and in 2017,