Lady Gaga faces $100M lawsuit over ‘Mayhem’ logo – Business News
Lady Gaga was hit with a $100 million lawsuit by a California surf company over claims the pop star stole their logo for her new merchandise, in keeping with paperwork obtained by FOX Business.
Gaga, whose full identify is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, launched her sixth studio album — “Mayhem” — on March 7, with merchandise that includes the Mayhem design.
Lost International filed a criticism in the California district court docket on Tuesday, claiming the “Just Dance” singer used “substantially similar if not nearly identical” logos that the company trademarked a decade in the past.
The singer’s legal group denounced the attempt at litigation in a assertion supplied to FOX Business.
“Lady Gaga’s MAYHEM soared to No. 1 and shattered records, a testament to her unmatched talent and global impact,” her legal professional, Orin Snyder, mentioned. “It’s disappointing — but hardly surprising — that someone is now attempting to capitalize on her success with a baseless lawsuit over the name MAYHEM. This is nothing more than an opportunistic and meritless abuse of the legal system.”
Lady Gaga was hit with a $100 million lawsuit by a California surf company over claims the pop star stole their logo for her new merchandise, in keeping with paperwork. Getty Images
Documents acknowledged, “Lady Gaga has unilaterally, and without Lost’s permission or knowledge, attempted to misappropriate the ‘Mayhem’ name, trademark, and stylized mark by releasing an album entitled ‘Mayhem,’ launching a tour with that same name, and selling clothing and accessories with that name.”
Additionally, “Despite a notice from Lost’s counsel, Lady Gaga has failed and refused, and continues to fail and refuse to cease her willful and blatant infringing on the Registered Mark and thus she must immediately be enjoined from this behavior.”
Gaga launched her sixth studio album — “Mayhem” — on March 7, with merchandise that includes the Mayhem design. Getty Images for Mastercard
Lost International filed a criticism in the California district court docket, claiming that Gaga used “substantially similar if not nearly identical” logos that the company trademarked a decade in the past. Getty Images for Mastercard
Lost included pictures of its logo alongside Lady Gaga’s model in its lawsuit.
The California-based surf company was based in 1985 and claimed to start utilizing the logo on attire in 1988.
Documents acknowledged, “Lady Gaga has unilaterally, and without Lost’s permission or knowledge, attempted to misappropriate the ‘Mayhem’ name, trademark, and stylized mark by releasing an album entitled ‘Mayhem,’ launching a tour with that same name, and selling clothing and accessories with that name.” Getty Images for Live Nation
They added within the go well with, “The foregoing is increasing Lost’s damages by, among other things, diluting the Mark, diverting revenue from Lost to Defendants, and depriving Lost of the ability to manage and control its brand.”
“Lady Gaga’s actions are likely to mislead the public into concluding that her goods originate with or are authorized by Lost, which will damage both Lost and the public,” the go well with acknowledged. “Lost has no control over the quality of goods sold by Lady Gaga and because of the source of confusion caused by Lady Gaga, Lost has lost control over its valuable goodwill.”
The surf company can also be searching for attorneys’ charges along with $100 million in damages.
