Topic: trademark infringement
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Fizz Sues Instacart & Partiful Over App Trademark Infringement
A social media startup, Fizz, is suing Instacart and Partiful for trademark infringement, alleging they copied its brand name to target the same young demographic. The lawsuit claims Instacart knowingly registered FIZZ.COM despite Fizz's prior trademark rights, causing potential confusion and har...
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Cameo Sues OpenAI Over Sora's AI Video Cameos
Cameo has filed a trademark lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the "cameo" feature in its Sora video app causes marketplace confusion and damages its established brand by misleading consumers. The dispute centers on OpenAI's use of the term "cameo" for a deepfake avatar feature, which critics ...
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Automattic Countersues WP Engine in WordPress Trademark Battle
Automattic has countersued WP Engine for systematic trademark abuse and deceptive marketing, alleging exploitation of the WordPress brand without meaningful contributions to the open-source community. The legal filing claims WP Engine engaged in prolonged negotiations without genuine intent to ag...
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Nintendo Settles With Accessory Maker Over Leaked Switch 2 Mockups
Nintendo sued accessory maker Genki for trademark infringement and false advertising over early, accurate mockups of the unreleased Nintendo Switch 2. The lawsuit alleged that Genki's promotional actions misled consumers and risked damaging Nintendo's controlled product reveal strategy. The case ...
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Britannica and Merriam-Webster Sue Perplexity AI Over Copyright Claims
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have sued Perplexity AI for copyright and trademark violations, alleging unauthorized content scraping and traffic diversion. The lawsuit claims Perplexity copies content verbatim, misuses brand names with inaccurate responses, and bypasses technical ba...
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Nintendo Wins Damages from Genki Over 3D-Printed Switch 2
Nintendo has settled its legal dispute with Genki over unauthorized use of Switch 2 branding and a detailed mockup, requiring Genki to pay damages and cease using misleading product names. The conflict arose when Genki displayed a precise 3D-printed model of the unreleased Switch 2 and advertised...
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Sony Settles Legal Battle Over Tencent's Horizon Clone
Sony and Tencent have confidentially settled a lawsuit over "Light of Motiram", which Sony alleged was a clone of its Horizon series, leading to the case's dismissal. Following the settlement, "Light of Motiram" has been removed from major storefronts like Steam and the Epic Games Store and is no...
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Shenmue 4 Fan Video Prompts Legal Threat from Ys Net
A sophisticated AI-generated fake video claiming to be a *Shenmue 4* leak has circulated online, prompting developer Ys Net to issue a legal threat over trademark infringement and false affiliation. Ys Net has unequivocally denied any connection to the video, confirming no promotional materials f...
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Sony Rejects Tencent's Defense of Alleged Horizon Rip-Off
Sony accuses Tencent of deliberately copying the Horizon franchise's visual style, audio, characters, and story, including hiring the same composer, and claims this harms the brand significantly. Tencent denies the allegations, arguing their game uses common genre tropes and is not a clone, while...
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Tencent Halts Promotion of Alleged Horizon Clone Amid Sony Lawsuit
Tencent has agreed to halt all promotion and public testing for *Light of Motiram* as part of a court agreement with Sony, which alleges the game is a copy of its *Horizon* franchise. The lawsuit centers on accusations of copyright infringement due to the game's striking visual and thematic simil...
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Google Cracks Down on Spam Text Rings
Google is suing the "Lighthouse" phishing operation, which provides tools for large-scale scams, including deceptive SMS messages and fake websites that mimic legitimate entities. The operation has created hundreds of thousands of fraudulent sites, potentially compromising millions of credit card...
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Stability AI's Getty Win Puts Copyright Law in Question
Stability AI won the primary copyright claim in the UK lawsuit with Getty Images, but the ruling did not set a clear precedent on using copyrighted materials to train AI systems, leaving legal uncertainty. The court found Stability AI infringed on Getty's trademark rights by generating images wit...
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Protect Your Brand to Grow in the AI Search Era
The digital search environment is evolving with AI, creating both opportunities and significant risks for businesses, including threats from competitors and malicious actors that can divert traffic and deplete advertising funds. Ad hijacking by fraudulent affiliates poses a major threat by mimick...
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Sora Copycats Still Flood the App Store
The launch of OpenAI's official Sora app led to a surge of fraudulent copycat apps on the App Store, many using the "Sora" or "Sora 2" names to deceive users and bypass Apple's review process. These counterfeit apps, some rebranded from existing ones, have accumulated around 300,000 installations...
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OpenAI's Sora Adds Reusable Characters and Video Stitching
OpenAI's Sora update introduces reusable character avatars and enhanced video editing, enabling more personalized and complex content creation beyond simple video generation. The platform allows users to create persistent digital personas from various sources, including pets and objects, with ind...
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