ABBA have sued the UK tribute act ABBA MANIA for trademark infringement.In a suit filed on Friday (December 3), the Swedish icons described the cover band’s behaviour as “parasitic and bad-faith”.
They claimed the tribute band are intentionally misleading fans into believing that they are endorsed by the real group.“Defendants include the term ‘official’ and ‘original’ in many of their marketing materials, website pages, and social media handles,” the suit reads (via Billboard), “which gives consumers the impression that there is some kind of association, affiliation, or sponsorship between ABBA and ABBA MANIA”.It’s said in the lawsuit that ABBA gave ABBA MANIA the opportunity to change their name but they turned down the offer.“In an.
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