Software development giant Oracle Corporation has again filed suit against crypto startup Crypto Oracle LLC and its proprietor, accusing them of violating its trademark and disregarding prior legal agreements.
软件开发巨头甲骨文公司再次对加密初创公司 Crypto Oracle LLC 及其所有者提起诉讼,指控他们侵犯其商标并无视先前的法律协议。
On November 25th, in a California federal court, Oracle filed its complaint against Crypto Oracle and Louis Kerner, alleging that they "resumed their violation of Oracle's trademark rights" and were "egregiously and flagrantly violating" a settlement agreement.
11 月 25 日,甲骨文在加州联邦法院对 Crypto Oracle 和 Louis Kerner 提起诉讼,指控他们“重新侵犯甲骨文的商标权”,并“严重且公然违反”和解协议。
The software giant initially initiated proceedings against the crypto firm in 2019, accusing it of "using Oracle's famous trademark as part of their 'CryptoOracle' brand and using that brand to market cryptocurrency-related services to Oracle's own customers and users."
这家软件巨头最初于 2019 年对这家加密货币公司提起诉讼,指控其“使用甲骨文的著名商标作为其‘CryptoOracle’品牌的一部分,并利用该品牌向甲骨文自己的客户和用户推销与加密货币相关的服务。”
A confidential settlement was reached between the two firms, and in 2020, the court issued a permanent injunction prohibiting Crypto Oracle from using the "CryptoOracle" name or any variation of the Oracle trademark.
两家公司达成了秘密和解,并于 2020 年发布了永久禁令,禁止 Crypto Oracle 使用“CryptoOracle”名称或 Oracle 商标的任何变体。
However, Oracle now claims that Crypto Oracle and Kerner have resumed using the 'CryptoOracle' name and branding, launched new ventures, maintained the infringing domain name, and hosted events under the "CryptoOracle Collective" brand in violation of the settlement agreement and court injunction.
然而,Oracle 现在声称,Crypto Oracle 和 Kerner 已恢复使用“CryptoOracle”名称和品牌,推出新企业,保留侵权域名,并以“CryptoOracle Collective”品牌举办活动,违反了和解协议和法院禁令。
Oracle's complaint includes accusations of trademark infringement, unfair competition, dilution of its trademark, cybersquatting, breach of the settlement agreement, and civil contempt of court. The company seeks injunctive relief, monetary damages, statutory penalties, attorney fees, and the transfer or removal of infringing domains and branding.
甲骨文的投诉包括商标侵权、不正当竞争、商标淡化、域名抢注、违反和解协议以及民事藐视法庭等指控。该公司寻求禁令救济、金钱赔偿、法定处罚、律师费以及转让或删除侵权域名和品牌。
Kerner did not provide an immediate response to a request for comment, and information on Crypto Oracle's legal representation is not currently available.
Kerner 没有立即回应置评请求,目前无法获得有关 Crypto Oracle 法律代表的信息。
Legal disputes involving crypto companies and trademarks are not uncommon. In February 2023, NanoLabs filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase over its Nano Bitcoin and Ether futures contracts. In 2022, the Dfinity Foundation, the nonprofit behind the Internet Computer blockchain, filed suit against Facebook's parent company Meta, alleging trademark infringement over its infinity logo.
涉及加密货币公司和商标的法律纠纷并不罕见。 2023 年 2 月,NanoLabs 针对加密货币交易所 Coinbase 就其 Nano 比特币和以太坊期货合约提起商标侵权诉讼。 2022 年,互联网计算机区块链背后的非营利组织 Dfinity 基金会对 Facebook 母公司 Meta 提起诉讼,指控其无限徽标商标侵权。