Seems these two parties sipped some wine, ate some cheese and came to an agreement. Disney and Deadmau5 have settled a bitter trademark dispute that was kicked off when Deadmau5 filed a trademark registration for his “mouse head”.

Everyone knows not to mess with Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse trademark. It may be only three circles, but it is immediately identifiable with Disney. Disney is protective of its mouse and didn’t take too kindly when a similar mark was filed for trademark protection.

Deadmau5 is actually a Canadian house / electronica music DJ named Joel Zimmerman that performs under a mouse helmet. The helmet has become a musical icon and adorns many t-shirts and other memorabilia and the musician is attempting to register the trademark for the look of the helmet. On March 4, 2014, Ronica Holdings’ (the holding company behind the musician) trademark was published for opposition and Disney officially opposed Deadmau5’s trademark filing.

Disney contends that the Deadmau5 logo presents a likelihood of confusion with the Mickey Mouse trademarks and dilution of Disney’s trademarks. When looking at the proposed mark above it is easy to see why some people may confuse the mark with that of Disney’s famous Mickey Mouse trademark.

Upon learning of Disney’s opposition, Deadmau5 tweeted, “landed home to some interesting news: looks like Disney officially just filed in opposition of my trademark… lawyer up mickey.” However, the two sides have now agreed to a peace accord as they announced that they have “amicably resolved their dispute”. The terms of the settlement are not known at this time but filings at the Trademark Office will shed some light on the settlement. Either Deadmau5 will abandon his registration attempt or Disney will abandon its opposition. Either way, Deadmau5 will go on performing in his trademark mouse head.

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