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This Buford artist says Spencer’s ripped off his skull-shaped coffee mug design. Now he’s suing

Left, an image of a mug from Turkey Merck's website that the company says Spencer's used to sell a knockoff. Right, Turkey Merck's lawsuit alleges that this is an image of a mug sold on Spencer's website that is a knockoff of its copyrighted design.

0628SPENCER Skull mugs combined.png — Left, an image of a mug from Turkey Merck's website that the company says Spencer's used to sell a knockoff. Right, Turkey Merck's lawsuit alleges that this is an image of a mug sold on Spencer's website that is a knockoff of its copyrighted design.

A Buford artist who creates ornate horror-themed coffee mugs filed a lawsuit last week accusing the mall-based retailer Spencer’s of selling knockoffs of his copyrighted products on its online website.