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1 June 2018Copyright

US court raises a smile for Grumpy Cat’s owners

A coffee company that was ordered to pay the owners of celebrity feline Grumpy Cat $710,000 for IP infringement has failed to escape liability after a court denied its request for declaratory relief.

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Grumpy Cat cleans up coffee copyright claim
25 January 2018   The owners of internet sensation Grumpy Cat have been awarded $710,000 in damages, after a jury found that a coffee company had infringed their IP.
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Grumpy Cat claws out at coffee maker
1 September 2016   The owners of online sensation Grumpy Cat have asked a California court to issue a $600,000 judgment against coffee maker Grenade Beverage.


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