Alleged Infringement Makes Grumpy Cat Grumpier

Grumpy Cat, famous for her dour looks and internet popularity, has a new complaint. As stated in a December 11, 2015 Central District of California complaint filed on her behalf, “[i]ronically, while the world-famous feline Grumpy Cat and her valuable brand are most often invoked in a tongue-and-cheek fashion, Defendants’ despicable misconduct here has actually given Grumpy Cat and her owners something to be grumpy about.” The allegations? That Grenade Beverage LLC has violated Grumpy Cat Limited’s rights in the cat’s pseudonym and image, including diluting the GRUMPY CAT trademark, creating unauthorized derivative works from her copyright-protected image, and cybersquatting through use of the grumpycat.com domain.

Which popular drink has Grenade Beverage, LLC in hot water? Read more about Grumpy Cat.

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In addition to Thriving Attorney, Darin M. Klemchuk is founder of Klemchuk LLP, a litigation, intellectual property, and transactional law firm located in Dallas, Texas.  He also co-founded Project K, a charity devoted to changing the world one random act of kindness at a time.  Click to read more about Darin Klemchuk's practice as an intellectual property lawyer.