Netflix is being sued over the name of its Tiger King series by a magazine, which claims that it created the phrase seven years ago.The hit documentary series follows former zookeeper Joe Exotic – real name Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage – though the Hollywood Weekly Magazine has alleged in a new lawsuit that it owns the ‘Tiger King’ trademark after coining the phrase in reference to Exotic in 2013.The publication is suing Netflix, CBS Studios, Paramount and Imagine Television for a number of claims, including trademark and copyright infringement, unfair business practices and unjust enrichment.They say that the nickname was used exclusively in connection with the zookeeper – who is currently serving a 22-year sentence after being found.
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