Ozzfest - Sues Ozy Fest
According to reports, Ozzy Osbourne's Ozzfest has filed a lawsuit against the organizers of the interactive outdoor festival Ozy Fest, claiming that the New York City event and its logo were confusing music fans. Ozzy Osbourne's Monowise Limited Corporation claims that the festival's logo steps on Monowise's trademark.
The suit, filed against Ozy Media on Wednesday, claims that the Ozy Fest marks "are nearly identical in sight, sound, connotation and commercial impression to MLC's well-known Ozzfest mark." Osbourne's company contends that the Ozy Fest logo makes a point of associating itself with rock music.
OZY Fest, billed last year as Ozy Fusion Fest, returned to Central Park's Rumsey Playfield this past July, featuring performances by Jason Derulo, Zara Larsson and Talib Kweli and others, as well as panels featuring Malcolm Gladwell, Katie Couric, and more.
After receiving a cease-and-desist letter from Ozzfest's attorneys, Ozy Fest, described by The New York Times as "part music festival, part TED talk, part food fair," claimed it wasn't a concert and insisted it was more of a "media-focused event."
Now Ozzfest is suing to prevent an encore use of the name and for profits from this year's Ozy Fest.
The suit, filed against Ozy Media on Wednesday, claims that the Ozy Fest marks "are nearly identical in sight, sound, connotation and commercial impression to MLC's well-known Ozzfest mark." Osbourne's company contends that the Ozy Fest logo makes a point of associating itself with rock music.
OZY Fest, billed last year as Ozy Fusion Fest, returned to Central Park's Rumsey Playfield this past July, featuring performances by Jason Derulo, Zara Larsson and Talib Kweli and others, as well as panels featuring Malcolm Gladwell, Katie Couric, and more.
After receiving a cease-and-desist letter from Ozzfest's attorneys, Ozy Fest, described by The New York Times as "part music festival, part TED talk, part food fair," claimed it wasn't a concert and insisted it was more of a "media-focused event."
Now Ozzfest is suing to prevent an encore use of the name and for profits from this year's Ozy Fest.
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