Spribe secures EU-wide provisional injunction against Aviator Studio

The Malta ruling is the latest in a sequence of cross-jurisdictional enforcement actions as Spribe pursues IP protection across the EU and beyond.

Crash game IP disputes have become one of the more active areas of iGaming litigation in Europe, with rights ownership being tested across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously. On 9 September 2026, Spribe OÜ announced that Malta’s First Hall of the Civil Court had issued a provisional injunction against three Aviator Studio companies, extending its EU trademark protection across all member states.

Malta court issues ex parte order covering all EU member states

The proceedings were brought by Spribe OÜ under Malta’s Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act, seeking urgent precautionary and provisional measures against alleged continued infringement of its EU trademarks. The order was issued on an ex parte basis, meaning without the defendants present, by the First Hall of the Civil Court of Malta on 1 September 2026.

The injunction covers two EU trademarks owned by Spribe: a figurative mark combining the word “Aviator” with an aircraft image, and a multimedia mark covering elements of the Aviator game’s audiovisual presentation. These marks carry EUIPO registration numbers 018817594 and 018825078, filed in 2022 and 2023 respectively.

The order names three Malta-incorporated companies — Aviator Studio Limited, Aviator Studio Holding Limited, and Aviator Studio USA Limited — and requires all three to immediately cease using signs identical or similar to Spribe’s EU trademarks in connection with equivalent products and services. It also directs the companies to stop operating the aviator.studio domain, or any other website featuring a similar mark.

In its application, Spribe argued that the Aviator Studio companies had sought to promote and commercialise what it described as an imitation version of the Aviator game in a manner likely to mislead players, operators, and commercial partners. The court found, on a prima facie basis, that the branding created a likelihood of confusion, citing the identical “Aviator” name, similarities between the aircraft imagery used by both parties, and the fact that both target the same online gaming audience.

David Natroshvili, founder of Spribe OÜ, said:

‘We are grateful that the Honorable Court of Malta has provided SPRIBE with the provisional injunction across the EU from the persistent infringement of our intellectual property rights. This is further momentum for SPRIBE after several positive outcomes, including cancellation of the trademarks of infringers in Curacao, and the registration of our iconic logo in Kenya.’

Wider enforcement campaign across multiple jurisdictions

The Malta ruling sits within a broader multi-jurisdiction enforcement effort. In August 2025, the UK High Court of England and Wales granted Spribe an interim injunction against Aviator LLC, a separate Georgian entity, preventing that company from launching or marketing a competing crash game under the Aviator name in the UK. UK proceedings are ongoing, with a Case Management Conference scheduled for October 2026 at which Spribe’s application for a multi-territorial preliminary injunction will be heard.

Spribe has also initiated trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings in a number of other jurisdictions. The Court of First Instance in Curaçao invalidated Aviator-branded trademarks held by a separate defendant earlier this year, while Spribe secured registration of its Aviator logo in Kenya.

The Aviator crash game, which Spribe developed in 2018 and launched globally from 2019, now attracts more than 77 million unique players per month.

In a recent interview with European Gaming, Giorgi Tsutskiridze, chief commercial officer at SPRIBE, said:

‘Aviator is an internationally recognised brand and an extremely valuable piece of intellectual property. Protecting that IP isn’t optional for us. If you selectively ignore infringements, particularly significant ones, you risk weakening the brand and creating confusion for operators and players.’

About Spribe OÜ

Spribe OÜ is an Estonian-registered iGaming software developer founded in 2018, best known as the creator of Aviator, a multiplayer crash game that has become one of the most widely distributed titles in the sector. The company holds licences in multiple regulated markets and also operates Broadway Platform, a B2B casino and sportsbook solution. Aviator is certified in over 40 jurisdictions and attracts more than 77 million unique players per month.

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