Man Sues ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Producers Over Phrase “Save The Dinos”
Remember the Dinosaur Protection Group fromJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom? It’s theorganizationfounded byBryce Dallas Howard’s character that wasdesigned to educate peopleabout dinosaurs andkeep the genetically-created creatures safe– a mission that becomes especially urgent when a volcano threatens to erupt on Isla Nublar.
Well, it turns out there’s arealpreservation group called The Dinosaur Project, and now the leader of that organization is suing the producers ofFallen Kingdomover the use of one specific phrase. Read more about theJurassic Worldlawsuit below.
The Hollywood Reporterhas published a new court filing fromThe Dinosaur Project’sFrederick Zaccheo, who saysFallen Kingdom’s producers breached their contract with him by using the slogan “Save the Dinos” improperly on merchandise. Here’s a quick breakdown:
Everything was going just fine until Zaccheo noticed Universal actuallywasselling T-shirts with the phrase “Save the Dinos” on them, and the shirts weren’t clear enough that they were associated with theJurassic Worldfranchise. That goes against their agreement and poses a problem for Zaccheo, who sells his own “Save the Dinos” shirts through The Dinosaur Project’s website.
On the left, you may see a shirt from The Dinosaur Project. On the right is a shirt you can buy at Hot Topic thanks to licensing fromJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. (There’s a smallJurassic Parklogo on that particular item, butthere are a few other Hot Topic piecesthat also use the phrase either without theJPlogo at all or with it integrated in a much sneakier way.)
Frankly, I think it’s a little weird that someone managed to trademark the phrase “save the dinos” in the first place, but hey – if Zaccheo beat Universal to the punch fair and square, and they paid him to use the phrase under very specific conditions and then broke those conditions? I’m not an expert in entertainment law, but this seems like a pretty clear-cut (if admittedly odd) case.
