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| Subject: Funny: Outlaw motorcycle gang Hells Angels sues tech start-up for IP breach Sat Oct 10, 2015 2:58 am | |
| Outlaw motorcycle gang Hells Angels Australia has taken legal action in the Federal Court against tech start-up Redbubble for breach of its intellectual property, eschewing the club's more "traditional" out-of-court dispute resolution techniques.
The "1 percenter" bikie group, which in court documents refers to itself as "motorcycle enthusiasts", is battling the company that bills itself as an "online art community" after finding several products allegedly using the clubs' trademarks available for sale on Redbubble's website.
According to its Federal Court filing, upon searching "Hells Angels" and "Bikies" on the website, the club alleges it found a number of items bearing its trademarks, including unisex Hells Angel t-shirts, Hells Angels Math club t-shirts and hoodies, Hells Angel Movie t-shirt and hoodies and a poster showing a small girl sitting with a Hells Angel.
The trademarks of the Hells Angels have been used by the gang itself on a host of products from painted emu eggs to more traditional bikie accessories like belt buckles and death-head rings.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail/outlaw-motorcycle-gang-hells-angels-sues-tech-startup-for-ip-breach-20151009-gk5fmc.html#ixzz3o96UfdaM |
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