April 09, 2014
Just days before trial, the estate of actor Bruce Lee agreed to end a lengthy publicity rights suit alleging that movie artwork publisher AVELA Inc. illegally used the Lee's likeness on T-shirts sold at Target Corp. and Urban Outfitters Inc. stores, according to New York federal court filings last week.
March 20, 2014
The attorney defending Target Corp., Urban Outfitters Inc. and others in a publicity rights suit brought by the estate of Bruce Lee failed in his bid to withdraw from the case Wednesday as a New York federal judge found that he waited too long to exit before the start of next month's trial.
March 07, 2013
Movie artwork publisher AVELA used Bruce Lee's persona, not his movie characters' likenesses, on T-shirts sold at Target Corp. and Urban Outfitters Inc. stores — but it's unclear who has the power to enforce Lee's posthumous publicity rights, a New York federal judge ruled Wednesday.
March 31, 2011
Target Corp., Urban Outfitters Inc. and other retailers on Thursday lost a bid to dismiss unfair competition and trademark infringement claims brought in New York by Bruce Lee's estate over T-shirts bearing the martial arts icon's image.