Intellectual Property
Trademark Infringement
Hobbit
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., New Line Cinema LLC, New Line Productions Inc., Saul Zaentz Company and Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. v. The Global Asylum Inc.
Published: Feb. 16, 2013 | Result Date: Jan. 29, 2013 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 2:12-cv-09547-PSG-CW Bench Decision – Preliminary Injunction Granted
Court
USDC Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Andrew J. Thomas
(Jenner & Block LLP)
Kirsten C. Jackson
(Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP)
Defendant
Scott A. Meehan
(Law Office of Scott A. Meehan)
Facts
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WB), the studio behind "The Hobbit" filed a complaint against The Global Asylum Inc., which attempted to release a film called "Age of the Hobbits." WB sought a preliminary injunction enjoining the distribution of any movie that incorporated the studio's "Hobbit" trademark.
Result
U.S. District Court Judge Phillip Gutierrez issued a preliminary injunction and ruled that Global Asylum's movie was likely infringing on WB's trademarks.
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