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Brazzers Sues Pink Visual
Posted by: sup69
The parent company to Brazzers, Mansef Inc and Froytal Services limited filed a lawsuit on August 19 in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles against Ventura Content and Denali Holdings (Pink Visuals parent company) , alleging federal trademark infringement, false designation of origin, common law trademark infringement and unfair business practices. Part of the complaint is that Ventura Content and Denali Holdings purchased “Brazzers” related keywords from internet search engines such as Google Adwords to delibrately divert traffic away from the Brazzers sites and onto their sites.
The complaint states, “Plaintiffs are informed, believe, and based thereon allege, that in an effort to drive traffic to the Pink Visual Websites (and, more specifically, to divert traffic to the Brazzers Websites to the Pink Visual Websites), Defendants purchased as Google AdWords keywords containing or constituting the Brazzers mark, including, but not limited to: ‘Brazzers,’ ‘Brazzers Mobile,’ and ‘Brazzers Vids’ (collectively ‘the Keywords’).”
The plaintiffs are asking for the defendants to pay triple compensatory damages sustained as a result of their alleged actions. Punitive damages also are being requested, in an amount consistent with any gain or profit derived as a result of the acts, in addition to attorneys’ fees and costs associated with “corrective advertising.”
Ventura is aware of the complaint, reviewing it and will respond through the courts.
