Crash game developer Spribe has secured an interim injunction against Georgian gaming developer Aviator LLC in the United Kingdom.
The injunction prevents Aviator LLC from launching its crash game, which Spribe describes as a “copycat” of its Aviator game, in the UK market.
“I am pleased that the highly respected UK Court supports our position and has granted an injunction preventing Aviator LLC from launching and promoting its copycat game,” said Spribe chief executive David Natroshvili.
“Spribe created the Aviator crash game in 2018 and is the sole owner of the game globally. We will continue to take all necessary steps globally to protect Spribe, our partners and players from any third parties who seek to undermine or infringe our rights.”
Natroshvili was honoured in the Gaming Intelligence Hot 50 of 2025 for pioneering the massively popular crash game, Aviator, which has been available in the UK under a Gambling Commission licence since December 2020.
Aviator LLC is a Georgian company that hit the deadlines last year after successfully claiming in the Georgian courts that Spribe had infringed its trademarks for the Aviator name and logo.
Spribe accuses Aviator LLC of using a copycat game to infringe its rights in the Aviator game and to misappropriate the goodwill it has created in its Aviator brand.
“To prevent the clear risk of reputational and financial damage from any unlawful action by Aviator LLC, Spribe has sought, and now won, an interim injunction preventing Aviator LLC from launching or marketing its copycat game in the UK,” Spribe said in a statement Tuesday.
“Throughout these proceedings and elsewhere, Aviator LLC has provided conflicting and contradictory evidence. At the hearing Aviator LLC sought to evade responsibility for this matter, including attempting to misdirect the UK Court by obscuring its role through the creation of a shifting network of licensing entities, denying previously stated plans to enter the UK market and refusing to provide key evidence. This led to Aviator LLC’s conduct being described by the Court as ‘childlike’ and ‘petulant’.”
The statement added: “Unfounded and opportunistic claims were launched in the Georgian courts last year by Aviator LLC, seeking to expropriate – for the territory of Georgia only – the Aviator branding and logo used by Spribe. The flawed Georgian ruling followed an unusually rapid and procedurally flawed legal process in a jurisdiction where concerns around judicial independence and transparency have been widely documented.
“Spribe continues firmly to reject these claims brought by Aviator LLC, which related solely to the use of a specific logo and branding in Georgia and did not concern ownership of the Aviator game itself,” the company concluded. “Spribe’s trademarks remain valid and protected outside of Georgia, including in the EU and UK.”