Dec 28, 2023 13:00:00

Star Wars production company Lucasfilm sues car wash company Star Wash for plagiarism

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Star Wars Episode 4/A New Hope ' released in 1977, ' Star Wars' is a space opera series in which related works have been developed in various media such as movies, animation, dramas, and games. . Lucasfilm , the production company of Star Wars, sued Star Wash, a Chilean car wash company, on suspicion of plagiarism.

Lucasfilm sues Star Wash, Chilean 'Star Wars'-themed car wash | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/legal/lucasfilm-sues-star-wash-chilean-star-wars-themed-car-wash-2023-12-27/

Star Wars production company Lucasfilm sues Chilean car wash company Star Wash, accusing it of plagiarising - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-27/lucasfilm-sues-chilean-car-wash-called-star-wash/103268598

Star Wash, a car wash company located on the outskirts of Chile's capital Santiago, provides car wash services featuring characters from Star Wars, such as Chewbacca and Stormtroopers.

You can find out what kind of car wash services are provided on Star Wash's Instagram account in one shot by watching the video below.

Chewbacca, whose fluffy fur has been faithfully recreated, wipes a car with a cloth.

Boba Fett also appears.

Although the appearance is a faithful reproduction of Star Wars characters, the car wash work is carefully done by hand.

It seems that Darth Vader and Yoda are among the most well-known and popular characters in the Star Wars series.

Comes with a service where Darth Vader uses the Force to pull the cleaning cloth towards you.

Darth Vader watches Stormtroopers wash their cars.

According to Star Wash's lawyer, when the company's owner, Matias Jara, tried to register the brand's trademark with INAPI, the Chilean patent authority, he was sued by Star Wars production company Lucasfilm. It seems that it has been raised.

Lucasfilm may have filed a lawsuit out of fear that if the trademark ``Star Wash'' were registered, outsiders would misunderstand that ``Star Wars and Star Wash are affiliated.'' Star Wash's lawyer speculates.

Star Wash's owner, Mr. Hara, is contesting the lawsuit, arguing that 'the Star Wash name is sufficiently different from Star Wars to avoid confusion.' In addition, Mr. Hara claims that Lucasfilm's Star Wars copyrights affect products such as toys, furniture, and non-alcoholic drinks, but do not extend to car wash services.

Mr. Hara came up with the idea for a car wash service called Star Wash when he went on a trip with his young daughter to a Disney theme park with a Star Wars area.

Lucasfilm, which was acquired by Walt Disney in 2012, has not responded to Reuters' request for comment.