The discussion with the Chinese knock-off of Harry Potter with the added bonus of Disney’s Maleficent reminded me of another case from a few years ago. That would be the Chinese knock-off Gundam statue. This article shows a comparative photo between the Gundam built in Japan and the copy statue built in China. It also states how the Chinese park officials DENIED the claims of similarity.
This creates a unique question of what constitutes as copying. How many aspects have to be different for something to be considered acceptable? This is a question that will only be answered in time with court cases.