T.I. Sued over Clothing Line
Written by DJ Special Blend from Chicago on March 18, 2010
T.I. has been rocking his Akoo clothing all over the place, but Akoo International doesn’t seem to be feeling his threads.
The world’s largest social music television network has filed a federal trademark infringement complaint against T.I.
Akoo International announced that it has filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Clifford J. Harris, Jr., also known as rapper T.I., and his Akoo Clothing Brand, for trademark infringement.
Akoo International, which has long used the federally registered trademark Akoo, delivers music video programming and advertising to 89.6 million monthly consumers in out-of-home environments, including premium shopping malls and leading universities in 54 top metropolitan areas across 30 states. (Eonbusinesswire)
Very unfortunate for the brah. I wonder why these peeps gotta hate? It ain’t like they’re selling clothes.
Akoo believes Harris’ infringing use of the Akoo trademark in connection with his new clothing line has and will mislead, deceive, and confuse consumers and prospective Akoo clients, who mistakenly believe that the clothing line is connected, associated, or affiliated with Akoo when no such connection exists.
I say they all should be able to use the name, but Akoo International has apparently gotten some bad publicity do to a controversial billboard in Newark, New Jersey that promotes T.I.’s clothing line.
