{"id":96052,"date":"2019-01-13T06:04:50","date_gmt":"2019-01-13T14:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=96052"},"modified":"2019-01-13T06:42:35","modified_gmt":"2019-01-13T14:42:35","slug":"resorts-world-hits-back-at-wynn-resorts-copyright-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/resorts-world-hits-back-at-wynn-resorts-copyright-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Resorts World Hits Back at Wynn Resorts’ ‘Heavy-Handed’ Copyright Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lawsuit filed by Wynn Resorts<\/a> just before Christmas last year claiming that the architectural design of Resorts World Las Vegas<\/a> is too similar to its own properties was a \u201cheavy-handed\u201d move designed to shut down a competitor, Resorts World said Friday.<\/p>\n

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Spot the Difference: Wynn Resorts claims Resorts World Las Vegas (left) closely resembles its two properties across the Strip and is seeking injunctive relief. Resorts World has said there will be little similarity on completion. (Image: Las Vegas Review-Journal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The $4 billion Resorts World Las Vegas is under construction on the parcel of land where the Stardust once stood, across the Strip from Wynn\u2019s two Las Vegas properties, Wynn Las Vegas and Encore. It is scheduled for completion in late 2020.<\/p>\n

But on December 21, Wynn Resorts filed a five-count trademark infringement and unfair competition lawsuit alleging that the design is \u201csubstantially similar to plaintiff\u2019s registered copyrighted architectural work, and therefore defendant is violating plaintiff\u2019s copyrights in addition to plaintiff\u2019s registered and common law trade dress.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wynn is seeking an injunction to halt the construction while elements allegedly resembling Wynn\u2019s trade dress are removed. It also wants to be awarded any profits resulting from the use of the colors and architectural style as well as exemplary and punitive damages.<\/p>\n

\u2018Dramatically Different\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On Friday, lawyers for Resorts World — a subsidiary of Malaysia\u2019s Genting Group — said the completed property will look \u201cdramatically different\u201d from Wynn\u2019s properties, \u201cdispelling any suggestion that a reasonable consumer could confuse the two resorts for each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Resorts World filing includes new drawings of how the property will look on its completion — red with bronze colored glass windows — substantially different than previous renderings. The Wynn properties also use bronze glass, but Resorts World said this is a popular color for casinos and is non-proprietary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The concave tower that the Wynn lawsuit objects to was initially part of Boyd Gaming\u2019s now-abandoned Echelon project, which was incorporated into the designs for Resorts World Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Jobs in Jeopardy<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The filing claims that injunction preventing the installation of the current glass design would cost Resorts World $169 million and result in the dismissal of approximately 500 construction workers. Any further delay in construction would postpone the advent of 3,000\u00a0permanent jobs, which will be created when the property opens.<\/p>\n

But Wynn Resorts is not backing down. A spokesman for the casino giant said in an official statement Friday it would continue to pursue its legal claims and injunctive relief.<\/p>\n

\u201cResorts World\u2019s newly created exterior renderings, dated 2019 and well after the filing of our complaint, are merely drawings which do not reflect the actual construction directly across the street from our resort,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A lawsuit filed by Wynn Resorts just before Christmas last year claiming that the architectural design of Resorts World Las Vegas is too similar to its own properties was a \u201cheavy-handed\u201d move designed to shut down a competitor, Resorts World said Friday. 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