Manchester United v Sega
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| Manchester United Football Club, Ltd. v Sega Publishing Europe, Ltd. |
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| Court: High Court of Justice |
| Argued: 2018-08[1] |
| Decided: 2021-09-16 (settled)[2] |
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Manchester United Football Club, Ltd. v. Sega Publishing Europe, Ltd., 2116192, is a 2021 case in which English football club Manchester United plc sued Sega Publishing Europe and the developers of the Football Manager series - Sports Interactive - over the proper display of their trademarks in Football Manager games.[3]
History
In May 2020, Manchester United announced it was threatening to sue Sega Publishing Europe and the developers of the Football Manager series - Sports Interactive - for both not displaying the proper Manchester United crest beside the team name during gameplay (despite this having been the case since 1992[4]), and for failing to stop modders from releasing Manchester United-related content.[5][6]
Results
On August 6, 2021, Manchester United announced it had reached a settlement with Sega Publishing Europe[7], with both parties finalizing the settlement the following September 16.[2]
References
- ↑ https://www.lawinsport.com/topics/item/sega-s-early-win-against-man-utd-in-football-manager-trade-mark-case
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.mondaq.com/ireland/trademark/1111732/manchester-united-settle-trade-mark-dispute-with-sega#:~:text=by%20the%20claimant.-,Settled,next%20edition%20of%20Football%20Manager. (Wayback Machine: 2021-09-17 08:51)
- ↑ https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5edf21912c94e0636885c920
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- ↑ https://kotaku.com/manchester-united-suing-sega-over-pc-mods-team-name-1843644501 (Wayback Machine: 2023-09-22 02:53)
- ↑ @FootballManager on Twitter