T.I. was ordered by a federal choose to cease utilizing the title “Situationships” for his movie after a trademark conflict.

T.I. misplaced a significant authorized battle in New York the place a federal choose barred him and his firm Grand Hustle Movies from utilizing the title “Situationships” for his or her upcoming film after a trademark dispute with one other manufacturing firm.

The ruling got here after Featherstone Leisure, based by Cylla Senii, sued the rapper’s firm over the usage of the phrase “Situationships,” which it trademarked in 2023. Featherstone has used the title since 2015 for an internet sequence, e-book and screenplay centered on fashionable courting.

In line with court docket paperwork, T.I. and Grand Hustle Movies moved ahead with the mission utilizing the title in casting calls, interviews and manufacturing supplies.

The corporate additionally tried to register variations like “Battle of the Situationships” and “Metropolis of Situationships,” however the U.S. Patent and Trademark Workplace rejected a minimum of one utility on account of its similarity to Featherstone’s registered mark.

Featherstone mentioned it tried to resolve the difficulty privately. The corporate met with Grand Hustle Movies a number of instances and claims the studio agreed to vary the title.

However regardless of these discussions, Grand Hustle stored submitting new trademark purposes utilizing the phrase “Situationships.” After receiving no response to a cease-and-desist letter, Featherstone filed swimsuit.

The choose sided with Featherstone, ruling the corporate is probably going to achieve its trademark declare and would undergo hurt if Grand Hustle Movies continued utilizing the title. The court docket issued an injunction stopping T.I. and his workforce from producing, selling or distributing any content material utilizing “Situationships” or comparable phrases.

The order additionally requires Grand Hustle Movies to wash the title from all promotional supplies, web sites and merchandise. They have to additionally protect all paperwork associated to the mission.

T.I. responded by saying the title was by no means finalized and has not used the mark SITUATIONSHIPS throughout the final a number of months.

The case stays energetic, however for now, Grand Hustle Movies is legally blocked from utilizing the disputed title whereas the lawsuit performs out.

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