‘Purple Rain’ Star Apollonia Sues Prince Estate To Keep Her Name

‘Purple Rain’ Star Apollonia Sues Prince Estate To Keep Her Name

Source: Unique Nicole / Getty Born Patricia Kotero, the 66-year-old actress said in the suit filed last week that the Prince Estate is mounting an “aggressive campaign” to keep her from continuing to use the name. Paisley Park Enterprises filed to suspend usage of the name in 2019 and in 2021 with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, but neither case has yet been resolved. The Estate says that Kotero signed over the rights to use the name in th…

'Purple Rain' Star Apollonia Sues Prince Estate To Keep Her Name

Source: Unique Nicole / Getty Born Patricia Kotero, the 66-year-old actress said in the suit filed last week that the Prince Estate is mounting an “aggressive campaign” to keep her from continuing to use the name. Paisley Park Enterprises filed to suspend usage of the name in 2019 and in 2021 with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, but neither case has yet been resolved. The Estate says that Kotero signed over the rights to use the name in th…