The American band Demon Hunter sued Netflix for alleged trademark infringement and unfair competition due to the film "KPop Demon Hunters". The Christian metal group claims that the title caused “substantial confusion” among consumers and requires the platform to stop using it.
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19/08/2026
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Othe American Demon Hunter sued Netflix for trademark infringement and unfair competition. This is the film “Kpop Demon Hunters”, which, according to the Christian metal band, caused “substantial confusion” among consumers.
The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday by the band's company Hyde Lane, who accused Netflix and Netflix Studios of using a name similar to their registered brand for the film, released on the platform in 2025.
Cited by the BBC, the document also stressed that the band was formed 25 years ago and has several recorded albums and tours around the world and, therefore, Netflix's plan to perform a worldwide tour of the film consists of an “almost complete overlap” of its offers.
“ In summary, in just one year, the defendants took successive steps to practically overlap the products and services offered by Hyde Lane under the brand Demon Hunter”, claimed the case.
In addition, the company claimed that Netflix Studios and AEG concert promoter Presents caused “substantial confusion” among consumers, proving an email from someone who had spent $500 (about 430 euros) on tickets to a band concert in New York, believing it was a children’s K-pop concert.
Other examples include a television producer who had contacted the band's team thinking they had some connection with Kpop Demon Hunters, and social media publications that wrongly marked Demon Hunter.
In this sense, the band stated that “it established the brand first and invested in the reputation associated with it for decades”, describing itself as the “veteran user”. However, she was “forced to give up control over her commercial identity simply because the defendants have more resources and greater market presence”.
“ The brand that Hyde Lane has built carefully over the last quarter of a century now faces an existential crisis, which makes it necessary to present this action and to grant the judicial protection requested by this Court”, added the document.
Now, the band wants the court to prevent Netflix from using the name KPop Demon Hunters for recorded music, live concerts and licensed products as well as compensation for unspecified damage.