Aviator LLC and Ors (Appellants) v Spribe OÜ (Respondent)
Tuesday 22 September 2026
The Appellants seek to appeal the decision of Michael Tappin KC, sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court. Judgment was delivered and permission to appeal granted, on 22 May 2026. The case involves complex intellectual property proceedings between the parties concerning competing gambling products.
Aviator claimed copyright subsistence and ownership in an original aircraft‑themed logo used in its game launched in Georgia in 2019, and alleged that Spribe’s later “Aviator” crash game, distributed internationally including in the UK, copied that image and infringed its copyright in multiple jurisdictions. Spribe denied copying, asserting independent design, and relied on its own registered UK trademarks, which Aviator claimed were invalid on grounds of infringement and bad faith.