The Norwegian lighting company Luxo, whose lamps inspired the animated Pixar logo, is suing the Disney subsidiary for peddling a limited-edition version of its lamp to promote the film “Up.”
Apparently, Luxo holds a trademark on both its brand name and on the design of its desk lamp, which is part of the Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection, and has sold more than 25 million desk lamps worldwide.
The lawsuit requests that Pixar drops the image which Luxo believes will “cause devastating damage to Luxo and dilute the good will which Luxo has built up” and confuse customers.
Pixar’s founder John Lasseter apparently admits the lamp on his desk as inspiration for Pixar’s logo.
