Fujifilm has filed a legal complaint in the US, accusing Polaroid of turning against the company and demanding millions of dollars in royalty payments per year for the use of its white borders on its new Instax Square instant film.
Polaroid is allegedly threatening Fujifilm with a trademark lawsuit if it doesn’t comply. World IP […]. petapixel.com
According to a report by World Intellectual Property Review, Fujifilm has filed a complaint for declaratory judgment, asking a US district court to clear the company of any wrongdoing after it was allegedly threatened with trademark litigation by Polaroid over the borders around its Instax Square images. dpreview.com »
2017-11-17 17:54
It was only a matter of time until Fujifilm and Polaroid were going to duke it out on the legal battlefront; and apparently that's what may be happening right now. According to a recent report, Fujifilm has asked a US district court to clear it of any wrongdoing after it was allegedly threatened with trademark litigation by Polaroid in regards to borders around photographs. thephoblographer.com »
2017-11-16 20:47
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It was only a matter of time until Fujifilm and Polaroid were going to duke it out on the legal battlefront; and apparently that's what may be happening right now. According to a recent report, Fujifilm has asked a US district court to clear it of any wrongdoing after it was allegedly threatened with trademark litigation by Polaroid in regards to borders around photographs.