Game Developer Wins Ex Parte Order Protecting Intellectual Property Rights Amid Ongoing Global Legal Actions
Spribe OÜ has secured a provisional injunction from Malta’s First Hall of the Civil Court in an intellectual property infringement case targeting Aviator Studios. Brought under Malta’s Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act, the legal action sought urgent precautionary measures to protect Spribe’s European Union trademarks, which cover the distinctive logo, plane icon, and audiovisual elements of its flagship crash game, Aviator.
Issued on an ex parte basis, the court order extends protection across EU territories, requiring companies associated with Aviator Studios to immediately cease and desist from using identical or similar signs. This includes shutting down the use of matching branding across websites such as ww.aviator.studio.
Spribe argued in its application that the defendants commercialized an imitation version of the game that misled operators, commercial partners, and players. The dispute centers on EU trademarks filed in 2022 and 2023 under registration numbers 018817594 and 018825078.
Executive Perspectives
David Natroshvili, Founder of Spribe, commented on the legal milestone:
“We are grateful that the Honorable Court of Malta has provided SPRIBE with the provisional injunction across the EU from the persistent infringement of our intellectual property rights. This is further momentum for SPRIBE after several positive outcomes, including cancellation of the trademarks of infringers in Curacao, and the registration of our iconic logo in Kenya. We hope the positive outcomes will continue in October in the UK, where there will be a hearing of our application for a multi territorial preliminary injunction request. We are continuing to take all reasonable steps to protect our creation, the Aviator game, that is enjoyed by customers in Europe and across the world.”
The Maltese injunction builds on a broader international enforcement campaign by Spribe, which includes trademark cancellations in Curaçao, logo registrations in Kenya, and interim injunctive relief obtained from the High Court of England and Wales. The UK litigation is set to continue with a scheduled Case Management Conference in October.
