IMDb.com Inc.'s plan to rebrand its ad-supported movie streaming service to Freevee infringes the trademarks of Freebie TV, a complaint filed in Texas federal court said.
Kamino Trade Federation, which owns Freebie, alleged that the marks Freevee and Freebie are confusingly similar “in appearance, sound, connotation, and commercial impression in the minds of an average consumer.”
Both names are a play on the word “free” and the “ve” and “bi” spellings are “phonetically indistinguishable,” said the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The companies provide virtually identical free entertainment streaming services, which may ...
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