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Golden Globes sues Golden Globe Foundation over trademark use
The Golden Globes has sued the Golden Globe Foundation in federal court over the foundation’s use of the Golden Globe name.
The Golden Globes alleges the foundation uses the name for events, auctions, grants, publications and merchandise, creating confusion with the awards’ business.
It says the foundation continued using the name after a 2025 cease-and-desist letter and that licensing talks ended in July.
The Golden Globes wants a court order barring the use and is seeking unspecified damages.
The dispute follows a 2023 deal in which Dick Clark Productions bought the Golden Globes, and the foundation says it was created as part of that same deal.
The foundation disputes the framing of the lawsuit, with its spokesman saying the company now suing it was involved in the deal that created it.
The lawsuit asks for a jury, but the sources do not say when the court will hear the case or decide it.
The Golden Globes has sued the Golden Globe Foundation, alleging trademark infringement and unfair competition.
The lawsuit says the foundation’s use of the GOLDEN GLOBE mark risks confusing consumers and goes beyond its charitable mission.
The Golden Globes is seeking an injunction and unspecified damages.
The foundation says it was created in 2023 as part of the deal that sold the Golden Globes to the company now suing it.
- Who
- The Golden Globes is suing the Golden Globe Foundation.
- What
- The lawsuit alleges trademark infringement and unfair competition. It seeks an injunction and unspecified damages.
- When
- The complaint was filed on September 30; the year is not stated in the article.
- Where
- Federal court; the court’s location is not stated.
- Why
- The Golden Globes says the foundation uses the GOLDEN GLOBE mark without authorization and in ways that could confuse consumers.
The Golden Globes
The Golden Globe Foundation
Use of the GOLDEN GLOBE mark
The Golden Globes
The Golden Globes says the foundation uses the mark without authorization and in connection with activities that risk consumer confusion.
The Golden Globe Foundation
The foundation says it was created in 2023 as part of the deal that sold the Golden Globes to the company now suing it.
The foundation’s activities
The Golden Globes
The Golden Globes alleges the foundation’s activities have expanded beyond its charitable mission into commercial and quasi-commercial activity.
The Golden Globe Foundation
The foundation’s response to that allegation is not stated in the available article text.
The Golden Globe Foundation was created as part of the deal that sold the Golden Globes, according to its spokesman.
The Golden Globes sent the foundation a cease-and-desist letter, according to the complaint.
The foundation cut off licensing negotiations when Raffi Boghosian took over, according to the complaint.
The Golden Globes filed its complaint in federal court.
- Plaintiff
- Golden Globes
- Defendant
- Golden Globe Foundation
- Claims
- Trademark infringement and unfair competition
- Filing date
- September 30
- Remedy sought
- An injunction and unspecified damages
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What people are saying
The Golden Globe Foundation was created in 2023 as part of the same deal that sold the Golden Globes to the company now suing us