The Court of Justice of Pernambuco (TJPE) has issued an interim injunction ordering NSX Brasil S.A., operator of the Betnacional brand, to immediately cease all use of the “AVIATOR” trademark — including any identical or confusingly similar signs, visual elements, and audiovisual content associated with SPRIBE’s product.
Court Mandate and Enforcement
The TJPE granted the injunction with immediate effect following a claim by SPRIBE OÜ. NSX Brasil is required to stop using the AVIATOR name across all formats and has been issued daily fines for any breach. The order remains in force until further decision or final judgment of the appeal.
The court cited the plausibility of SPRIBE’s legal claim, grounding its decision in SPRIBE’s ownership of the AVIATOR trademark as registered with Brazil’s National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI). Under the Industrial Property Law, INPI registration confers exclusive use rights across Brazilian territory.
Background to the Dispute
Betnacional is one of Brazil’s most prominent sports betting brands. Its parent company, NSX Brasil S.A., became part of Flutter Entertainment in May 2025 following Flutter’s acquisition of a 56% stake in NSX Group for approximately $350m. Flutter CEO Peter Jackson described the deal at the time as key to securing a “podium position” in Brazil’s newly regulated market.
According to SPRIBE, Betnacional had been an authorised licensee of the AVIATOR game since 2022. The dispute arose after Betnacional began offering a game under the AVIATOR name — attributed to a studio called “Aviator Studio” — from 2025 onwards. SPRIBE alleges that version is an unauthorised reproduction of its crash game, which it developed and launched in 2018.
SPRIBE states it does not contest Betnacional’s status as a former licensee and values long-term commercial relationships, but draws a clear line at what it characterises as intellectual property infringement.
SPRIBE’s Global IP Strategy
SPRIBE describes the Brazilian ruling as a milestone in a wider, multi-jurisdictional enforcement effort. The company says it is actively monitoring markets across all continents and intends to pursue trademark and copyright protections wherever it identifies infringement.
The company stated that it “cannot tolerate violation of its intellectual property” and remains committed to protecting “the integrity of the original ‘AVIATOR’ experience.”
AVIATOR, launched by SPRIBE in 2018, is widely credited as the first major crash game in the iGaming industry and has since become one of the most widely distributed titles globally, operating across more than 2,000 operator brands in over 20 regulated markets.
The case is proceeding to full appeal. The outcome will have implications beyond the parties directly involved — Brazil’s regulated market is less than two years old, and the TJPE decision establishes early precedent on how INPI trademark registrations will be enforced against operators offering competing versions of established iGaming titles. SPRIBE has signalled further enforcement actions are in progress across other jurisdictions.
For context on Brazil’s iGaming regulatory environment, see Greece iGaming market reports 50% growth surge as regulation tightens and the broader picture of operator obligations in newly regulated markets covered in Three markets, one message: comply or face consequences.
Source: SPRIBE OÜ
