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May 31, 2024 · If Starfall Racers is an amusement ride targeted toward children, maybe there's a sliver of overlap. But one trademark exists in the edutainment space and the other in the theme park industry.
May 7, 2024 · Universal City Studios LLC and related Universal entities must face a suit in federal court for allegedly infringing Starfall Education Foundation’s trademarks with the name of its new roller coaster, Starfall Racers. Starfall, a nonprofit based in Colorado, is known for its safe, inclusive, and entertaining learning platform, according to ...
- bpazanowski@bloombergindustry.com
- Reporter
Starfall argued in its lawsuit that allowing the Starfall Racers name on a Universal coaster would harm the foundation’s family-friendly image, along with violating its trademark. “In sharp contrast to Starfall, Universal promotes its theme parks in part with violent content that can trigger aggression in children.
May 8, 2024 · In adopting and using the “Starfall” name as part of its mark, Universal is “misleading consumers,” in violation of Starfall’s trademark rights under federal and state law. By knowingly or recklessly interfering with the ability of children to identify “the safe and positive” Starfall brand, Universal is violating the Colorado Consumer Protection Act, the complaint alleged.
May 10, 2024 · The Starfall Educational Foundation is trying to get a court to order Universal’s Epic Universe to cease using the name “Starfall Racers” for its new roller coaster. Starfall Educational Foundation has a trademark for the name “Starfall.”. According to the complaint, Universal Studio’s use of the name is likely to cause confusion ...
May 15, 2024 · Excerpt from opposition to Universal’s trademark application, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office The initial 14-page opposition lists dozens of points on why the Starfall Racers mark infringes on their multiple longstanding trademarks, including how “Starfall” is an “uncommonly used word,” and is not even listed in the Oxford English Dictionary.
This change comes after Starfall Education Foundation filed a lawsuit in the Colorado District Court earlier this month, claiming that Universal “misappropriated” the Starfall brand “to target and attract children.” Starfall Education Foundation originally filed for its trademark in 2006, according to court documents.
