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Rubik’s Brand Limited says retailer Toys „R” Us and manufacturer Duncan Toys are violating its trademark and hurting its reputation with an „imitation twist puzzle cube”.

It has asked a US court to stop the companies from selling the toys.

It is also seeking damages from profits from the puzzle.

The Rubik’s Cube was invented by a Hungarian professor in 1974, and has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide.

The lawsuit was filed Monday in a federal court in New York.

It alleges that Duncan Toys, a unit of Wisconsin-based Flambeau, makes products that mimic the appearance of the Rubik’s Cube, but with slight alterations, such as white instead of black borders.

Rubik’s said the differences are confusing to customers and dilute its brand.

Duncan said the allegations are without merit, and the company intends to vigorously defend itself.

Toys „R” Us did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The Duncan’s 3×3 Quick Cube is available on the Toys „R” Us website for $4.99, about a third of what the classic Rubik’s Cube costs.

Rubik’s is no stranger to fights over its brand.

North Korea has fired a missile over northern Japan in a move Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called an „unprecedented” threat to his country.

The missile, launched early on Tuesday Korean time, flew over Hokkaido island before crashing into the sea.

The UN Security Council is expected to hold an emergency meeting in response.

North Korea has conducted a text recently, but this is the first time it has fired what is thought to be a ballistic weapon over Japan.

On the two previous occasions its rockets crossed Japan – in 1998 and 2009 – North Korea said they were for satellite launch vehicles, not weapons.

The BBC’s Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Tokyo says this latest launch appears to be the first of a missile powerful enough to potentially carry a nuclear warhead.

The US city of Houston is in the grip of the biggest storm in the history of the state of Texas, officials say.

A record 30in of rain (75cm) has fallen on the city in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, turning roads into rivers.

The area is expected to have received a year’s rainfall within a week. Five people are reported dead. Helicopters have plucked victims from rooftops.

With rescue services overstretched as the rain continues, many people are having to fend for themselves.

Hospitals have been evacuated and thousands of people are without electricity.

Over the past few decades, commuting times have risen dramatically in most major cities. As inner-city property prices have mounted, many workers are moving further to city peripheries for lower costs – but those searching for cheaper rents are encountering longer commutes. The number of Brits spending two hours a day commuting.

Indeed, the most recent studies available find the typical Londoner  an average of six hours and 10 minutes each week commuting, while the average New Yorker clocks in slightly at six hours and 18 minutes.

Meanwhile, millennials are reading more than their older counterparts. According to a Pew study, 72% of 18- to 29-year-old readers in the US have read a print book in the previous year, more than any other age group. At the same time, a third of book buyers under 44 spend less time on digital devices, says the Codex Group, which specialises in book audience research. Print book sales have risen in each of the three last years, following a period of stagnation.

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