UK High Court grants Spribe injunction against Aviator LLC
Aviator LLC is now barred from marketing its products in the UK.
Key points:
– The UK High Court has ruled in favour of Spribe as part of its infringement case with Aviator LLC
– Aviator LLC’s crash games are subsequently banned from any kind of marketing or launches in the UK
Spribe has secured a legal victory in its ongoing battle with Aviator LLC, with the UK High Court issuing a formal ban against the latter, preventing the company from marketing its crash game product in the UK.
After initially entering the UK market with its Aviator crash game in 2020, Spribe has been involved a legal dispute with company Aviator LLC for trademark infringement – a case which it subsequently lost in the respective companies’ home nation of Georgia. As such, Aviator LLC was the beneficiary of a $330m damages payout ruling against Flutter-owned Adjarabet in August 2024.
Now, however, Spribe has secured a victory within the UK courts as Aviator LLC’s crash game has been barred from any launch or marketing within the nation’s market in order to, according to Spribe, protect the operator’s flagship Aviator crash game brand.
Speaking on this latest development, Spribe Founder and CEO David Natroshvili said: “I am pleased that the highly respected UK Court supports our position and has granted an injunction preventing Aviator LLC from launching and promoting its copycat game.
Good to know: This update comes after the Supreme Court of Georgia rejected a more recent appeal from Spribe in May as part of this ongoing trademark dispute
“Spribe created the Aviator crash game in 2018 and is the sole owner of the game globally.
“We will continue to take all necessary steps globally to protect Spribe, our partners and players from any third parties who seek to undermine or infringe our rights.”
Spribe’s statement said Aviator LLC’s conduct was described by the court as “childlike” and “petulant.”
It also stated that the ruling of the Georgian court was “flawed” and that it “followed an unusually rapid and procedurally flawed legal process in a jurisdiction where concerns around judicial independence and transparency have been widely documented.”
Elsewhere, additional regulatory news this week saw Kalshi’s request for a preliminary injunction against the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Commission rejected by a federal judge yesterday.
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