Fiction versus reality: Viacom win over Krusty Krab restaurant affirmed
A US appeals court has affirmed a trademark victory for Viacom against a restaurant called The Krusty Krab, the same name as a fictional eatery in the animated TV series “SpongeBob SquarePants”.
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13 January 2017 A US district court judge has ruled in favour of media network Viacom International, the owner of Nickelodeon, in a trademark dispute concerning cartoon “Spongebob Squarepants”.