A site known as Lightsaber Academy, which teaches students how to duel with the famed Star Wars weapon, is being sued for trademark infringement by Lucasfilm. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney and Lucasfilm say they have sent multiple cease and desist orders to Lightsaber Academy owner Michael Brown, only to have Brown attempt to trademark the Lightsaber Academy name.
The complaint states: “Defendants regularly use the Lucasfilm Trademarks without authorization in connection with their businesses. Among other infringing activities, Defendants use a logo that is nearly identical, and confusingly similar, to Lucasfilm’s trademark Jedi Order logo… round in shape, with six wing-like shapes curving upward (three per side), and an eight-pointed star featuring elongated top and bottom points stretched into a vertical line.”
Lucasfilm is demanding a permanent injunction, actual damages and profits, or up to $2 million in statutory damages for each trademark infringed.