A recent update indicates that American Airlines Inc. has reached a settlement in their lawsuit against Kiwi.com. Announced to a Texas federal court on Tuesday, the airline had claimed that Kiwi.com was selling American Airlines tickets, while also unauthorizedly using American’s trademarks and copyright-protected flight symbol.
The lawsuit, which had been in the works for some time, charged Kiwi.com with selling tickets of American Airlines without obtaining requisite permissions from the airline. In addition to this, American Airlines asserted that Kiwi.com had been illicitly displaying American’s trademarks and flight symbols that are protected under copyright.
While the details of the settlement have not been made public, the announcement marks an end to the legal dispute between the two parties. As previously highlighted, American Airlines had accused Kiwi.com of not just unauthorized ticket sales but also of unlawful use of company’s protected assets.
For more insight into this issue, legal professionals can refer to the original reporting by Henrik Nilsson on Law360. Although information is limited and the exact terms of the settlement are undisclosed, this development is an important one for corporate legal teams dealing with similar issues of intellectual property rights and e-commerce regulations.