Hollywood Reporter: In March, 20th Century Fox filed a preemptive lawsuit against a record label doing business as Empire Distribution, and denied claims that the hit TV series “Empire” constituted a trademark violation. No surprise that Empire Distribution has now filed counterclaims asserting that the title of the show will cause significant confusion, but legal papers last week also allege “there is nothing ‘fictional’ about Fox’s music distribution operations.” The Rupert Murdoch company is demanding declaratory relief from the infringement claim.