Las Vegas JIMI HENDRIX Merchandiser Wins Round In Lawsuit
February 9, 2011, 13 years ago
According to Steve Green from the Las Vegas Sun, a Las Vegas company co-owned by Leon Hendrix, brother of rock icon JIMI HENDRIX, has scored a legal victory in trademark litigation with the company that licenses Hendrix music and trademarks.
US District Judge Thomas Zilly in Seattle on Tuesday declared unconstitutional a Washington state law that would have provided a "right of publicity" to Experience Hendrix LLC and Authentic Hendrix LLC, companies controlled by Leon Hendrix's sister by adoption Janie Hendrix.
Zilly's ruling appears to strengthen the rights of the Las Vegas company - formerly known as HendrixLicensing.com, doing business as Hendrix Artwork and Hendrixartwork.com - to sell Hendrix merchandise.
Because of earlier court rulings in the case against HendrixLicensing.com, it now does business as Rockin Artwork.
Rockin Artwork is owned by Leon Hendrix and Las Vegas businessman Andrew Pitsicalis, the defendant in a 2009 lawsuit filed by Janie Hendrix' companies.
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