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Heavy metal legends Iron Maiden sue video game
By Ferraiuoli LLC
In a lawsuit filed in California federal court, the pioneers of heavy metal accuse 3D Realms of “confusing consumers into believing its products and services are somehow affiliated with or approved by Iron Maiden”
According to the complaint the name Ion Maiden is "almost identical to the trademark Iron Maiden in appearance, sound and overall commercial impression”, with consumers complaining they were being "tricked" into believing that the game was officially endorsed by the band.
The claim also argues that the main character of the video game, called Shelly Harrison, is an “an attempt to copy the name of Steve Harris, an Iron Maiden founder and primary songwriter”.
In a public response, 3D Realm described the accusations as "frivolous”.
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Ferraiuoli LLC (FLLC) was founded in 2003 by the late Blas Ferraiuoli-Martínez, Eugenio Torres-Oyola and María Marchand-Sánchez. This group was then joined in 2004 by Fernando J. Rovira-Rullán, thus forming the founding core of FLLC. FLLC has grown exponentially since its founding from a law firm with three attorneys and a support staff of three to its current size of 54 attorneys with a support staff of 38. Also, FLLC has grown from initially being known as an intellectual property and corporate law boutique law firm to a multiservice law firm that handles most matters relevant to a business while continuing to earn praise for its leading intellectual property and corporate practices.
FLLC has been ranked as a leading law firm in Puerto Rico by the professional publication Chambers Latin America in intellectual property, corporate, bankruptcy, labor & employment, real estate, and tax law. Moreover, 17 FLLC partners have been ranked as leaders in their field by the same publication. 4 FLLC partners are ranked as leaders in Intellectual Property, no other firm has more than 2. This recognition in such a short period of time is a tribute to FLLC’s business model.
FLLC prides itself in doing its work faster and more cost-efficiently yet with the same quality as that of its main competitors. The founding name partners are available at all times to attend to client matters. Their work ethic sets the tone for the rest of the firm. FLLC’s founders’ goal has been steady from the outset: become one of the premier multiservice law firms in Puerto Rico.
