Flutter has revealed that it intends to appeal the ruling made against Adjarabet in Georgia.
The copyright case saw Georgian courts rule in favour of Aviator over allegations of trademark infringement against Spribe OÜ and Flutter-owned Adjarabet.
As a result of the case, the group was awarded $330m in damages after the ruling found copyright and trademark infringement and invalidated trademark registrations based on bad faith.
Batting back against the decision, Flutter issued the following statement: “The level of damages sought is egregious in nature and bears no resemblance to the actual economics of the property under debate.”
Flutter acquired Adjarabet in 2019, as the group looked to use the deal to bolster its presence in the Georgian market.
The case in Georgia was around the firm’s use of hugely successful Aviator crash game, developed by Spribe, which the claimant was seeking to stop the firm from using.
Nikoloz Gogilidze, Managing Partner of Mikadze Gegetchkori Taktakishvili LLC, the law firm which represents Aviator LLC, stated on the original conclusion: “We are pleased with the outcome of the court’s ruling on this claim, and we will continue to aggressively protect our client’s intellectual property from unlicensed use on any international gaming platforms.”
