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Chipotle filed a copyright infringement lawsuit Tuesday against Sweetgreen over the addition of the Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowl to its menu. Sweetgreen announced the item on March 30 for a limited time. According to Reuters, Chipotle accuses the chain of ignoring a cease-and-desist letter and a phone call from its legal department. Chipotle suggested slight name alterations, such […]
LIV nightclub has taken a legal swing at LIV Golf. According to trademark attorney Josh Gerben, the popular Miami venue has moved to block trademark applications for the controversial golf tour. The Notice of Opposition was filed by the nightclub’s owner, David Grutman, who launched LIV in 2008 at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel. Since then, the […]
Lizzo’s winning streak continues. The 34-year-old artist has been granted the right to trademark “100 percent that bitch,” a meme-inspiring phrase that was popularized by her 2017 breakout single, “Truth Hurts.” According to People magazine, Lizzo has spent years trying secure the exclusive rights to the phrase, but was denied after eight attempts. The U.S. Patent […]
Thom Browne has come out on top in the battle over stripes. According to Women’s Wear Daily, the American fashion label won its highly publicized lawsuit against Adidas on Thursday, when a Manhattan jury determined it had not infringed on any of Adidas trademarks. The decision came more than a year after the sportswear giant filed an $8 million […]
Ramses Ja and Quinton Ward, two Black activists who own the rights to “White Lives Matter,” are willing to sell the phrase to Kanye West for a hefty price tag. As previously reported, Kanye sparked outrage in October when he debuted the “White Lives Matter” designs during the YZY Season 9 fashion show. Last week, Ja and Ward, […]
It appears Kanye West can’t sell his “White Lives Matter” tees—at least not legally. According to ABC News, the trademark for the controversial phrase is owned by Ramses Ja and Quinton Ward, two Black activists who host the nationally syndicated radio show Civic Cipher. The Arizona residents said they were gifted the trademark from an anonymous benefactor who secured ownership of […]
Possible YZYSPLY physical retail stores are mentioned in recent trademark filings from Kanye West. As first spotted by TMZ on Monday, one of the new YZYSPLY-centered filings from Ye’s Mascotte Holdings Inc. does indeed mention “retail stores” and “retail store services.” As fans will note, YZYSPLY—i.e. Yeezy Supply—has been operating for some time now in […]
NBCUniversal has filed a lawsuit against a company for the alleged fraudulent trademark registration of Dunder Mifflin, the name of the company featured in The Office. As Deadline reports, the company filed the lawsuit on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, and accuses the Jay Kennette Media Group of being […]
It looks like Snoop Dogg is shifting gears for his next business endeavor. Billboard reports the Long Beach rapper has filed a trademark application to use his name to sell hot dogs and other kinds of sausages under the brand Snoop Doggs. “Snoop’s attorneys filed it as a so-called intent-to-use application, meaning Snoop has not yet […]
Kim Kardashian’s upcoming skin care line has come across some trademark issues over the name SKKN. Earlier this month Kardashian’s Kimsaprincess Inc. filed paperwork to trademark the aforementioned line, which might carry items like haircare, makeup, and other skincare products . The reality television star and entrepreneur has now been hit with a cease and desist letter over the trademarking […]
