Grumpy Cat has a lot of reasons to be less grumpy this week — 710,001 reasons to be exact.
The Grumpy Cat Limited company was awarded $710,001 in damages on Monday when a California jury decided that the beverage company Grenade was guilty of infringing on its copyright and trademark.
“I think, first of all, that it’s a just verdict. The jury followed the law and facts and reached a verdict that was justified based on the law and the facts,” David Jonelis of Lavely & Singer, Grumpy Cat’s lawyer, told TheWrap. “It’s nice that my client’s rights were vindicated on this.