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MF DOOM's Name and Likeness Used in Counterfeit Temu Products, Multimillion-Dollar Lawsuit Alleges
Temu 'willfully' and 'maliciously' infringed upon trademarks associated with the late rap legend MF DOOM, a new lawsuit alleges.
In Aug. 11-dated court documents viewed by Complex, Gas Drawls LLC, established in 2011 by DOOM and his wife, Jasmine Dumile Thompson, accuses Whaleco Inc., doing business as Temu, of multiple alleged infractions. Among them are trademark infringement, unfair competition, and misappropriation of likeness.
The Gas Drawls-owned trademarks in question 'have been damaged by Temu's knowing and systematic marketing and sale of counterfeit versions of the brand's trademark of products bearing counterfeit and/or confusingly and/or virtually identical trademarks,' lawyers argue in the suit. The alleged actions, they further argue, also 'devalue' DOOM's 'status in the hip-hop milieu.'
Numerous examples are cited in Monday's 32-page filing, ranging from t-shirts to art prints.
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