It’s just past the 29th of August in some parts of the world, but it would be remiss to let the day go past without acknowledging that this was the day in 1977 that INTERLEGO AG (as they were then known) filed the patent documents for the LEGO Minifigure.

These little guys have been travelling with me, from time to time, since the late 1970s so I found them a cake.

Happy Birthday.

Patents were filed simultaneously in Australia, Denmark and the United Kingdom, with other countries to fill soon afterwards. Read on to see some of the Australian patent application documents.

You can find more information about the minifigure patent in this article from 2018 when we celebrated the 40th anniversary of the release of minifigures and the 41st anniversary of the patent!

This link will bring you all of the articles I wrote about the 40th Anniversary of the minifigures, including the design gestation and production of minifigures. I got a little distracted by the nostalgia and forgot to post this in a timely fashion.

Which is your favourite minifigure? Let us know in the comments below.

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Play Well!