Golden Globes group sues Dick Clark Productions

[November 18, 2010]  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which puts on the annual Golden Globe Awards, is suing Dick Clark Productions and its parent company for alleged trademark infringement and breach of contract.

Dick Clark Productions produces the Golden Globes show.

In court papers filed Wednesday, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association claims Dick Clark Productions made a deal with NBC to broadcast the Golden Globes through 2018 without its consent.

The association owns the Globes and its intellectual property and contract rights. It first hired Dick Clark Productions to produce the Golden Globes in 1983. The two organizations have an agreement that expires in 2011.

Dick Clark Productions, parent company Red Zone Capital and NBC had no comment Wednesday. It wasn't known how the dispute might affect this season's Golden Globes show, scheduled for Jan. 16, 2011.

[Associated Press]

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