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• In its latest legal challenge, 3D printer manufacturer Bambu Lab has been sued by Chinese toymaker Pop Mart over copyright infringement claims tied to knockoff Labubu files that were uploaded to Bambu Lab’s file-sharing platform MakerWorld. The suit was filed at the People’s Court of Pudong New Area in Shanghai, with the trial scheduled for […]
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In its latest legal challenge, 3D printer manufacturer Bambu Lab has been sued by Chinese toymaker Pop Mart over copyright infringement claims tied to knockoff Labubu files that were uploaded to Bambu Lab’s file-sharing platform MakerWorld.
The suit was filed at the People’s Court of Pudong New Area in Shanghai, with the trial scheduled for April 2nd, 2026.
According to World Journal, the case names Bambu Lab, registered in China as Shenzhen Tuozhu Technology Co., Ltd., along with two subsidiaries, Shenzhen Maker World Technology Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Outline Technology Co., Ltd. The complaint centers on several Labubu 3D model files that users had uploaded and shared freely on MakerWorld.
The 3D printer manufacturer did not create or upload any of the infringing files. Pop Mart is non