US and Cork-based Zazzle sued by designer claiming font theft

After the font, Blooming Elegant, was made available on Zazzle, it became one of the most popular on the site, according to the complaint

Zazzle has its European headquarters in Union Quay, Cork. Photo: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision

The font Blooming Elegant is admired for its loping, cursive lettering, described by its creator as “playful” and “super flirty.” A download for personal use costs $17. 

However, the font’s designer, Nicky Laatz, accused the online retailer Zazzle in US federal court of stealing the design and using it to fraudulently generate hundreds of millions of dollars for itself.