A Curaçao court of first instance cancelled two Aviator trademark registrations held by Aviator LLC on 25 May 2026. The Tbilisi-based company did not appear at the hearing, handing crash-game developer Spribe another win in a multi-year global dispute over the brand.
The ruling voided international registrations IR 1822051 (a combined word-and-device mark for Aviator in classes 9, 28, 41) and IR 1827771 (the word mark AVIATOR in classes 9, 41, 42). Both were filed under the Madrid Protocol in 2024 with effect in Curaçao. One registration was originally filed by Rational Intellectual Holdings Limited before being transferred to Aviator LLC in March 2025.
According to the court, the defendant is connected to Spribe's former Georgian licensee, a company previously known as Aviator LLC and since renamed AB Georgia LLC. Under agreements signed in 2018 and 2021, that licensee was permitted to use the Aviator game only in Georgia and Armenia. Spribe argued the Curaçao filings were made without its consent.
The dispute has run for several years across multiple jurisdictions. A Georgian court ruled in August 2024 that Spribe's own Georgian trademarks were registered in bad faith and infringed Aviator LLC's copyright; the Georgian Supreme Court upheld that finding in May 2025. In the UK, Spribe has fared better: the High Court banned Aviator LLC from launching a competing crash game in July 2025 and in May 2026 rejected an attempt to apply the Georgian ruling directly under English law. A full trial on brand ownership is expected in late 2026 or early 2027.
The Curaçao court also ordered Aviator LLC to pay Spribe's legal costs of just over 2,196 guilders (€1,063). The Curaçao Intellectual Property Office recorded the cancellation with effect from 25 May 2026. Spribe has filed more than 120 oppositions worldwide against Aviator LLC filings. Aviator LLC, in turn, launched proceedings against operator Betway in South Africa in May over use of the branding.
