IPNews® – “FarmVille” creator Zynga Inc. filed a lawsuit against Imagenesis Corp. claiming that the company’s soon-to-be released game “MafiaVille” infringes its VILLE trademarks.

Zynga argued that Imagenesis’ use of the name MafiaVille would be confusing to players and cause them to believe the game is made by or associated with Zynga.  Zynga also alleged that Imagenesis purposely chose the name to exploit the goodwill Zynga has built in connection with its popular “Ville” games. 

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