Episode

LEGO v. 乐拼

Podcast: Clutch Power
Published: Feb 23, 2026
Duration seconds: 2337
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Summary

April 23rd, 2019. Shanghai Police arrest nine people, smash assembly lines, and raid a warehouse. It looks like a LEGO factory, but it’s not. This is Lepin, a Chinese knockoff company that will get shut down by 2021. But with knockoff LEGO companies facing such severe penalties, why are there more than ever before?