Counterarguments emerge in the Ailit plagiarism case as OOAK’s name and logo are scrutinized.

In Seoul’s Western District Court, the fourth hearing in a damages suit worth about 2 billion won filed by Billy Lab against former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin was held. Both sides submitted prepared documents in PPT as the hearing proceeded.

The plaintiff asserted that OOAK’s name and logo bear similarities to Canada’s One or a Kind branding, fueling the plagiarism allegations. They also argued that the combination of the fingerprint-style logo with the acronym “ooak” closely resembles the Canadian company’s branding.

Min Hee-jin’s side countered that the case involves branding elements and that the acronym with a fingerprint logo could be interpreted as different from the Canadian logo. They defended that online community comments following Ailit’s debut were not definitive proof of plagiarism.

The defense also claimed that the plagiarism issue had been discussed with legal counsel from Sejong Law Firm, suggesting that the allegations were being used to generate sensational headlines. The next hearing in the damages suit has been scheduled for January 9 of the coming year.