Disney trademark row with Deadmau5 reaches happy ending

Disney has agreed to drop its opposition to a trademark application filed by Canadian musician Deadmau5.

Disney filed its opposition in September last year and claimed that the application was too similar to its own trademark covering its renowned mouse head ears and would cause a “likelihood of confusion” among US consumers. The entertainment company first obtained a trademark for the mouse ears in 1928 and currently owns 25 registrations related to the design.

Confirmation of the settlement came in a Tweet from the musician on Monday, June 22.

He tweeted: “Tadaaaa!!! *waves jazz hands*” in response to an article by entertainment news website “The Hollywood Reporter”(THR) on the dispute. In the article, THR quoted a lawyer representing Deadmau5 who said the parties had “amicably resolved their dispute”.