Resorts World Las Vegas and Wynn Resorts have buried the hatchet over claims by Wynn that the exterior of the under-construction Resorts World infringed on the architectural copyrights that define the look of its Wynn Las Vegas and Encore resorts on the opposite side of the Las Vegas Strip.
In a joint statement released by Wynn Resorts, a spokesman for Resorts World said the company “directed our design team to make several changes that will clearly differentiate the two properties”.
Michael Levoff, senior vice president of public affairs and development for Resorts World developer Genting, said changes in the design were being made after discussions with the Wynn team.
“This mutually beneficial settlement will allow Genting to continue to develop Resorts World Las Vegas with minimal impact to cost and the overall project timeline,” he said in a statement.
“The new design changes offered by Genting will resolve the concerns we expressed about the similarity of the design,” Wynn spokesman Michael Weaver said. “We welcome and look forward to Resorts World Las Vegas’ opening. Their future success will benefit all of Las Vegas.”
Wynn sued Resorts World in December, claiming the $4 billion, 3,000-room project looked so much like its hotels that it was violating their “architectural trade dress”. According to Wynn, Resorts World was “misleading the public into falsely believing that it is affiliated with, sponsored by or associated with (the company), when it is not”.
The two sides had been scheduled to go to federal court last week to argue over Wynn’s petition for a temporary restraining order halting Resort World’s construction.
