US EditionCalifornia surfboard shaper sues Lady Gaga over use of ‘Mayhem’ for new tour, apparel
- Lost International is suing Lady Gaga for $100 million, claiming she infringed on their trademark with her "Mayhem" album logo, which is nearly identical to theirs.
- The surf company asserts they have owned the "Mayhem" trademark since 2015 and used the logo for over a decade.
- Lost states they took issue with Gaga's logo use but she did not stop, leading to their legal action to block her usage.
- Gaga's attorney called the lawsuit 'opportunistic and meritless,' stating she did not infringe on Lost's trademark.
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Orange County surf company sues Lady Gaga over 'Mayhem'
An Orange County surf shop's owners are suing Lady Gaga over her new album "Mayhem," the logo of which infringes upon their own Mayhem brand, the suit claims. Matt Biolos said that for nearly four decades, his San Clemente-based business has used the Mayhem logo now often spotted in surf, skate and snow culture. The word, Biolos' nickname, was trademarked in 2015. Biolos' and business partner Mike Reola's Lost International LLC sued Gaga on Tues…
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California surfboard shaper sues Lady Gaga over use of ‘Mayhem’ for new tour, apparel
Surfboard shaper Matt Biolos was in high school when he started jotting the word “Mayhem” on his binder, he said, drawing the logo that would later define his now well-known, San Clemente-based surf brand over the next 40 years. So when he saw singer Lady Gaga’s tour using the same name – with a similar font and likeness to the Mayhem he and business partner Mike Reola have built into a brand synonymous with surf, skate and snow culture, he said…
Surfboard shaper Matt Biolos sues Lady Gaga over use of ‘Mayhem’ for new tour, apparel
Surfboard shaper Matt Biolos was in high school when he started jotting the word “Mayhem” on his binder, he said, drawing the logo that would later define his now well-known, San Clemente-based surf brand over the next 40 years. So when he saw singer Lady Gaga’s tour using the same name – with a similar font and likeness to the Mayhem he and business partner Mike Reola have built into a brand synonymous with surf, skate and snow culture, he said…
Lady Gaga sued by surf company over 'Mayhem' logo
Lady Gaga has been hit with a $100m (£77.4million) lawsuit by a surf company who claim she ripped off their logo. READ MORE: Lady Gaga – ‘Mayhem’ review: queen of pop bombast dials everything up to eleven Lost International, a surf and lifestyle brand, filed a complaint against her, in a California district court on Tuesday (March 25) alleging that the imagery she has been using to promote her new album ‘Mayhem’ is “substantially similar if not…
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