The right holder of the trademark requests to change the name of the series House of Cards
Excerpt holder of the trademark House of Cards can be envied.
He tolerated before the start of the 4th season and only then filed a lawsuit about the violation of his rights.
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Trademark company D2 HOLDINGS LLC registered in 2009 for services
During the validity of the TK, the company granted the right to it to only one company - Granary Way Media, which uses it for the radio show about the gaming industry of the same name.
The series itself started on February 1, 2013. There is no reason to talk about the bad faith of the copyright holder. There is more likely an oversight of the producers and the risk when choosing the name is clearly not taken into account.
In defense of the creators of the series, it should be noted that they themselves tried to register the name, but received several refusals of 41 classes (just for the TV show).
Application from 2011 tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=85296961&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch
Application 2014 tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=86393463&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch
And two applications that have not yet been reviewed from August 27, 2015, but already in other classes (computer programs, mugs, clothes, etc. - souvenir products in one word)
Verbal and Logo
Even if these signs are registered, this, unfortunately, does not save from renaming the series, since 41 classes are needed to protect the name of the series.
The claim is brought against the producer of MRC II Distribution Company. Netflix is not mentioned as a respondent. The distributor is accused of violating trademark rights and unfair competition.
The amount of the claim is not reported. The right holder demands to stop using the mark and destroy all material media and digital materials with this designation. Apparently there is a settlement on the settlement agreement, the amount of which, too, no one will know.
When choosing a project name, be careful with registered trademarks. Check them for cleanliness. And there will be no surprises with unexpected claims from unexpected right holders.
PS How Kevin Spacey reacted we do not know, but judging by the video, he apparently decided to follow the lead of D2;)
So he will earn more than acting fees
He tolerated before the start of the 4th season and only then filed a lawsuit about the violation of his rights.
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Background
Trademark company D2 HOLDINGS LLC registered in 2009 for services
41 classes
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During the validity of the TK, the company granted the right to it to only one company - Granary Way Media, which uses it for the radio show about the gaming industry of the same name.
The series itself started on February 1, 2013. There is no reason to talk about the bad faith of the copyright holder. There is more likely an oversight of the producers and the risk when choosing the name is clearly not taken into account.
In defense of the creators of the series, it should be noted that they themselves tried to register the name, but received several refusals of 41 classes (just for the TV show).
Application from 2011 tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=85296961&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch
Application 2014 tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=86393463&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch
And two applications that have not yet been reviewed from August 27, 2015, but already in other classes (computer programs, mugs, clothes, etc. - souvenir products in one word)
Verbal and Logo
Even if these signs are registered, this, unfortunately, does not save from renaming the series, since 41 classes are needed to protect the name of the series.
The essence of the requirements
The claim is brought against the producer of MRC II Distribution Company. Netflix is not mentioned as a respondent. The distributor is accused of violating trademark rights and unfair competition.
The amount of the claim is not reported. The right holder demands to stop using the mark and destroy all material media and digital materials with this designation. Apparently there is a settlement on the settlement agreement, the amount of which, too, no one will know.
Morality
When choosing a project name, be careful with registered trademarks. Check them for cleanliness. And there will be no surprises with unexpected claims from unexpected right holders.
PS How Kevin Spacey reacted we do not know, but judging by the video, he apparently decided to follow the lead of D2;)
So he will earn more than acting fees
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/299208/
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