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Fox sues Fox Sports Mexico for trademark infringement
Aug 14 (Reuters) - Fox (FOXA.O), opens new tab sued its former Mexican sports broadcasting partner in New York federal court on Thursday, alleging that it continued to use the Fox Sports Mexico name without permission after Fox ended their agreement earlier this year.
Fox said in the lawsuit, opens new tab that Media Deportes Mexico no longer had the right to use its trademarks and asked the Manhattan court to block a trademark ruling for MDM in Mexico which it said led to a government raid on a Fox partner there.
Representatives for MDM could not immediately be reached for comment. A Fox spokesperson declined to comment beyond the text of the complaint.
Fox said it gave MDM a non-exclusive license to operate as Fox Sports Mexico in 2021. According to the complaint, Fox ended the agreement in March after MDM failed to pay licensing fees to broadcast soccer, NFL football and Formula 1 racing.
Fox acquired Mexican sports-focused streaming platform Caliente TV in June.
Fox said in the lawsuit that MDM received an order from a Mexican court later in March blocking Fox and its partners from "interfering" with MDM's trademark rights or using the separate "Fox Deportes" mark in Mexico. Fox also alleged that Mexican authorities raided the offices of one of its broadcast production partners earlier this year based on the order which, Fox alleged, MDM obtained under false pretenses.
The network accused MDM of trademark infringement and breach of contract. It asked the court for an unspecified amount of monetary damages and orders blocking MDM from using its trademarks, as well as preventing MDM from enforcing the Mexican court order.
The case is Fox Corp v. Media Deportes Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, No. 1:25-cv-06703.
For Fox: Stephen Farrelly, Eric George, Katherine Petti and Christopher Berg of Ellis George
For MDM: attorney information not yet available
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