Following a legal battle, the UK High Court has awarded SPRIBE a temporary injunction against Georgian Aviator LLC. The ruling prevents the accused from promoting a new crash game that’s too similar to SPRIBE’ original Aviator game and unfairly tries to benefit from its popularity.
SPRIBE has scored a major win in its legal fight against Aviator LLC. The UK High Court has officially banned the rival company from promoting its crash game in the UK market via an interim injunction. The iGaming juggernaut got its UK gambling license for the Aviator game back in December 2020 and has performed incredibly well in the UK market since then.
But recently, Georgian iGaming brand Aviator LLC announced plans to launch a similar game in the UK. This new product will use the same Aviator name. They even started promoting this version to SPRIBE's UK players, despite not having any official connection to the plaintiff.
As a result, SPRIBE took legal action to protect itself from possible harm to its Aviator brand and business. However, since the lawsuit began, the defendant has given confusing and inconsistent information throughout the case, often changing its story. Aviator LLC representatives tried to avoid taking the blame by hiding behind different licensing companies during the hearing.
Additionally, the accused even pretended they never planned to enter the UK market and refused to hand over important documents. UK’s High Court strongly reprimanded this conduct, going as far as labelling the defendant’s actions ‘childlike’ and ‘petulant’.
Gamers love the simple concept of SPRIBE's Aviator. The game requires players to place up to two bets before a plane takes off. The multiplier climbs higher and higher as the plane rises. You can cash out and grab your winnings based on the current multiplier. But don’t wait too long, as the plane will suddenly fly off the screen and you‘ll lose the bet.
With SPRIBE's Aviator doing so well, other companies have started making their versions. Some of these games look and feel so much like the original. Anyone would conclude that they are riding on Aviator's success a little too closely.
Some say copying is a compliment. However, SPRIBE didn't see it that way when Georgia's Aviator LLC launched a crash game with the same name. Things got even more serious when the accused began started going after SPRIBE's own UK players with direct marketing, resulting in a lawsuit.
SPRIBE has successfully fought for its intellectual property rights in the last couple of years and UK’s win is its among its most recent legal triumphs. Of note, however, is that back in May, the Supreme Court of Georgia rejected SPRIBE’s appeal of the same trademark dispute.
Following the UK ruling, SPRIBE's Founder and CEO, David Natroshvili, expressed his relief in a statement saying in part:
“I am pleased that the highly respected UK Court supports our position and has granted an injunction preventing Aviator LLC from launching and promoting its copycat game. SPRIBE created the Aviator crash game in 2018 and is the sole owner of the game globally. We will continue to take all necessary steps globally to protect SPRIBE, our partners and players from any third parties who seek to undermine or infringe our rights.”
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