Intellectual Property
May 23, 2024
Paramount attorneys seek $500k in fees after beating 'frivolous' Top Gun claim
The plaintiff "did not even attempt" to satisfy a key prong of the test applied in copyright claims, defense attorneys argued, rendering the lawsuit "dead on arrival."
Defense attorneys for the movie studio that prevailed on copyright claims over the production of 2022's "Top Gun: Maverick" film argued their $500,000 fee request was justified because of the time they spent opposing "unreasonable" claims and a "frivolous" summary judgment cross motion.
However, attorneys representing the late plaintiff magazine writer who claimed Paramount Pictures unauthorizedly produced the sequel film argued the fees were exce...
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