Injunction Granted to Thwart 63 Defendants From Trafficking in Beatles Counterfeits

Beatles rights holders Apple Corps and Subafilms “satisfied the requirements” for a preliminary injunction to enjoin 63 defendants from trafficking in counterfeit Beatles goods on the internet (see 2307200048), said an order signed Friday (docket 0:23-cv-60769) by U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith for Southern Florida in Fort Lauderdale. The plaintiffs submitted “sufficient evidence” showing each defendant infringed at least one or more of the Beatles marks, said the order. The court concludes that Apple Corps and Subafilms “have a strong probability of proving at trial that consumers are likely to be confused” by the defendants’ promotion and sales of the counterfeits or “colorable imitations” of the Beatles marks, it said. The infringement will likely cause the plaintiffs “to suffer immediate and irreparable injury” if a preliminary injunction isn’t granted, it said.