Legal Opinion
Experience Hendrix LLC v. Hendrixlicensing.Com Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 29, 2014No. 11-35858, 11-35872PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EBEL, Circuit Judge:
This litigation stems from a dispute over the commercial use of a deceased celebrity’s image, likeness, and name. The sole heir of deceased rock legend Jimi Hendrix formed two companies, Plaintiffs Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Authentic Hendrix, L.L.C. (collectively “Experience Hendrix”). Among other things, Experience Hendrix owns trademarks that it uses to sell and license products related to Jimi Hendrix. In this litigation, Experience Hendrix succeeded on its claims alleging that Defendants Andrew Pitsicalis and his company,…
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