March 05, 2018
A New York federal judge on Monday tossed for the second time nearly all claims in a countersuit accusing the Estate of Marilyn Monroe LLC of monopolizing the star's trademarked name and images, finding that licensing agents' amended fraud and contract claims weren't sufficient to move forward.
March 14, 2017
A New York federal judge on Monday trimmed a countersuit accusing the purported Marilyn Monroe estate of monopolizing the starlet's trademarked name and images, finding that some of the trademark and antitrust claims have enough support to take to trial.
September 17, 2014
The Estate of Marilyn Monroe LLC, which claims to own the rights the starlet's trademarked name and likeness, urged a New York magistrate judge to sanction movie artwork publisher AVELA Inc. for ignoring a judge's order that it pay attorneys' fees related to a discovery dispute.
February 25, 2014
A New York magistrate judge overseeing a dispute concerning the intellectual property for Marilyn Monroe ruled Monday that movie artwork publisher AVELA Inc. hadn't properly complied with discovery obligations, but for the time being denied the strong sanctions requested by Monroe's estate.