{"id":3728,"date":"2020-11-25T16:13:33","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T22:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/askcarterlaw.com\/?p=3728"},"modified":"2020-11-25T16:24:44","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T22:24:44","slug":"meet-in-the-middle-netflix-settles-black-mirror-trademark-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askcarterlaw.com\/home\/meet-in-the-middle-netflix-settles-black-mirror-trademark-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"MEET IN THE MIDDLE: Netflix Settles \u2018Black Mirror\u2019 Trademark Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

A current entertainment industry lawsuit has been settled.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Netflix and Chooseco LLC, a publisher who owns the trademark to the childrens\u2019 book \u201cChoose Your Own Adventure\u201d reached a settlement. Neither side has commented on the terms.<\/p>\n

Back in 2018, Netflix created an interactive experience, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch<\/em>.\u00a0In Bandersnatch<\/em>, a video game designer prepares to pitch something he wishes to create. This character explains to his father that the game is based on the work of a fictional book. The father says the author must be good because his son is always flicking backwards and forwards.\u201d The son responds, \u201cNo, it\u2019s a \u2018Choose Your Own Adventure\u2019 book.\u201d\u00a0 Later, when Bandersnatch<\/em> was released, audiences noted the similarity to the book, \u2018Choose Your Own Adventure.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Earlier this year, a judge denied Netflix\u2019s motion to dismiss the case.\u00a0 Netflix had put up a First Amendment defense, in which the judge found factual issues that needed to be explored in discovery. \u00a0Netflix then got aggressive with a bid to cancel the \u201cChoose Your Own Adventure\u201d trademark.<\/p>\n

Chooseco continues to maintain its mark. \u00a0Chooseco has also applied to have the mark officially classified in downloadable animated video recordings featuring multiple choice endings.<\/p>\n

Did you take part in Bandersnatch<\/em>? \u00a0To make sure your trademark is protected like Chooseco’s, reach out to Carter Law Group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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