TMC
02-03-2016, 05:38 PM
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/fox-gets-keep-empire-series-861607
A record label and publishing company called Empire Distribution, which featured hip-hop artists, had sued claiming the Fox drama was a violation on its trademark. But U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson disagreed, writing: "The word 'Empire' is clearly relevant to Fox's work because the Empire Series tells the story of characters struggling for literal control over an entertainment company called 'Empire Enterprises,' and figurative control over the vast 'empire' that Lucious Lyon has built. Additionally, the Empire Series is set in New York, the Empire State."
A record label and publishing company called Empire Distribution, which featured hip-hop artists, had sued claiming the Fox drama was a violation on its trademark. But U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson disagreed, writing: "The word 'Empire' is clearly relevant to Fox's work because the Empire Series tells the story of characters struggling for literal control over an entertainment company called 'Empire Enterprises,' and figurative control over the vast 'empire' that Lucious Lyon has built. Additionally, the Empire Series is set in New York, the Empire State."