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Pernambuco court overturns Spribe injunction over Aviator exclusivity

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The Court of Justice of Pernambuco overturned an injunction that had protected Spribe’s claim to exclusive use of the Aviator name in Brazil. The state court said the order’s legal basis changed after a federal court provisionally suspended Spribe’s Brazilian trademark registration during nullity proceedings.

The ruling removes Spribe’s interim ability to demand exclusivity over Aviator in Brazil while the trademark case proceeds.

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