Antoni Porowski’s ‘Queer Eye’ Leather Jacket Is at the Center of a Consequential LEGO Lawsuit

Most Of Artist's Suit Over Lego 'Queer Eye' Jacket Survives

A Connecticut federal judge has refused to toss copyright claims in a suit accusing Lego of ripping off a leather jacket designer's work after it appeared on the Netflix show "Queer Eye," but agreed that a trade dress claim had to go.

Antoni Porowski’s ‘Queer Eye’ Leather Jacket Is at the Center of a Consequential LEGO Lawsuit

Toy company LEGO will continue to face a lawsuit from a fashion designer whose leather jacket, worn by Antoni Porowski on an episode of Queer Eye, was reproduced in a LEGO set based on the reality makeover show.On Sunday, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut judge Omar A. Williams denied in part LEGO’s motion for summary judgment, in essence refusing to dismiss designer James Concannon’s various copyright infringement claims again…