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    Thu, Sep 04 2014 17:40:02
  2. In what might be the most high-profile legal battle over giant mouse head the world has ever witnessed, Disney is reportedly trying to block Canadian DJ Deadmau5 from trademarking his own logo on the grounds that it too closely resembles their iconic Mickey Mouse silhouette.

    That's right — it's Mouse vs. mau5.
  4. According to TMZ, Deadmau5 applied to have his logo — a mouse head resembling the one he's been wearing during performances for more than 10 years — trademarked through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in June of last year.

    Disney submitted an official 171-page opposition to the trademark filing this month, claiming that granting Deadmau5 the trademark would damage its business both in the U.S., and around the world. 

    The electronic music producer (actually Joel Zimmerman, 33) spoke out about the trademark dispute on Twitter this week, making his intentions to fight the multi-billion-dollar corporation perfectly clear.

    "Looks like Disney officially just filed in opposition of my trademark," he tweeted Tuesday. "Lawyer up, Mickey."
  6. And, true to his reputation for ranting on Twitter, he didn't stop there.
  9. In response to another tweeter's allegation that Deadmau5 would soon need a new trademark, the artist replied "Sorry, I'm no little b*** who's going to fold under a money hungry corporation over some bulls***. You do your thing tho. k?"

    Later he tweeted "I'm sorry Frozen f***ing tanked huge.... I really am. but c'mon."
  11. Deadmau5's lawyer, Dina LaPolt, told Radar Online that the artist's logo — which he began using in 2005 — is already a registered trademark in 30 countries, including the U.K., Ireland, Germany, France, Australia and Japan.

    “Given that the mau5head, and other identifying Deadmau5 trademarks, have been used in the U.S. and around the world for almost a decade, we wonder why Disney is only now coming after Deadmau5,” she stated.


    LaPolt, who was contacted by Disney Wednesday, believes that the company is trying to intimidate her client out of trademarking his logo.


    "I've been in battles with Disney before," she told the Toronto Sun. "Most people don't ever stand up to them. Nine out of 10 don't, but if you do, it's about who's got more staying power."


    Many online are rooting for the superstar DJ to win his case.

  20. While others are team Disney.
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