Spribe secures UK injunction against Aviator LLC over crash game copycat
The UK High Court has granted Spribe an interim injunction stopping Georgian firm Aviator LLC from launching or marketing a rival game under the Aviator name in Britain.
Spribe announced on 5 August 2025 that the UK High Court granted an interim injunction on 1 August against Georgian company Aviator LLC, blocking it from launching or promoting a competing crash game branded Aviator in the UK market.
The developer said the order was secured to protect its original Aviator title, which it created in 2018 and for which it obtained a UK gambling licence in December 2020. According to Spribe, Aviator LLC had signalled plans to release a similarly branded game in the UK and had contacted Spribe’s UK customers as part of promotional activity.
Spribe’s founder, David Natroshvili, said the company welcomed the ruling and would continue taking steps globally to protect its rights, partners and players from infringement.
Court proceedings
Spribe said Aviator LLC gave conflicting evidence during the case and attempted to obscure its involvement through a network of related licensing entities. The company said Aviator LLC also denied earlier stated intentions to enter the UK market and declined to submit certain evidence, conduct which the court reportedly described as ‘childlike’ and ‘petulant’.
Wider dispute
Spribe linked the UK case to what it called a pattern of bad-faith conduct by Georgian businessman Temur Ugulava, said to be behind Aviator LLC and associated companies. It referenced a prior claim brought by Aviator LLC in Georgian courts last year, which resulted in a ruling limited to branding and logo use within Georgia. Spribe said it disputes that ruling, noting the process was unusually rapid, and maintains that its trademarks remain valid and enforceable outside Georgia, including in the UK and EU.
Spribe further alleged that Aviator LLC and affiliated entities, including Aviator Studio Group and AviGroup, had contacted its customers claiming ownership of the Aviator brand’s intellectual property while marketing their own version of the game. Spribe described these claims as false, stating that it remains the sole global owner of the Aviator game, its features, branding and associated intellectual property.
The company said it intends to contest any further proceedings brought by Aviator LLC that rely on the Georgian ruling, describing such claims as without merit.
Spribe, headquartered in Tallinn with offices in Ukraine, Poland, Estonia and Georgia, states that Aviator has been the top-ranked crash game for more than five years, is certified in over 30 jurisdictions, and is used by more than 50 million players monthly across roughly 5,000 gaming brands.