When Xiao Bian was sorting out this case, he suddenly found that the plaintiff looked like a Chinese name, so he got to know it in depth. It was found that the plaintiff in this case was a Jiangsu person who personally applied for the trademark Friday Night Funkin on June 18, 2021 (the first use time was May 1, 2021). However, the brand Friday Night Funkin is well known because it is a popular game owned by foreign countries, so why is the plaintiff an individual operator this time?
Friday Night Funkin’ ) is a music rhythm game that can be played in three ways: webpage, offline and LAN. In the game, the player must manipulate the protagonist “BOYFRIEND” (BF for short) to win the rap competition by imitating the opponent’s rhythm and hitting the direction keys, and repel all the challengers in order to date his favorite “GIRLFRIEND” (GF for short). Based on the hot situation of this game, the plaintiff formally joined hands with Jared W. Gasman Attorney Law Firm in Florida on December 7, 2023 to file a lawsuit file, which is only aimed at the trademark copyright of Friday Night Funkin. After editing, it is placed in the following. Here, Mai Jia supports to remind you that cross-border sellers need to pay special attention, even open source games have copyright restrictions!
Basic information of the case: date of prosecution: December 7, 2023
Case number: 2023-cv-62322
Brand: Zhu Guiying
Law firm: Jared W. Gasman Attorney, P.A
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Brand profile:
The plaintiff Zhu Guiying is a cross-border shop seller from Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, who sells toys and other products all over the world, including products with the trademark Friday night funkin. Upon inquiry, it is found that Friday Night Funkin the trademark registration category is: the 28th category, mainly including various toy products. Here, Mai Jia supports to remind you that you must be careful not to print the trademark Friday Night Funkin on all kinds of toys, even if it is used in Listing, it will involve infringement!
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