On Tuesday, NBC was served with a lawsuit from the country’s leading typographic design firm, The Font Bureau, Inc. According to Cityfile, the Boston-based company is asking for “no less than $2 million” in damages for what it argues is the unauthorized use of it’s typefaces for shows such as, The Jay Leno Show, Saturday Night Live and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Font Bureau claims that this unauthorized use has, “caused injury to Font Bureau’s relationships with present and prospective customers,” will make it more difficult for Font Bureau to enter into licensing deals with other companies, and “will cause confusion, mistake and deception as to the source of Font Bureau’s trademarks.”
A bold move for a company that is usually more concerned with good design over licensing rights. Stay tuned…

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