In response to an 'attempt to enforce purported trademarks rights in a mark that [they] have held for more than a decade.'
reported that attorneys for the band filed a suit asking a Nashville court to reaffirm their rights to their trademarked"Lady A" name, which they claim doesn't infringe on White's alleged trademark rights.
According to the group, their case stems from White's"attempt to enforce purported trademarks rights in a mark that Plaintiffs have held for more than a decade." They also said that the singer never previously challenged their application to register the name"Lady A" for their"recorded, downloadable, and streaming music, and videos" over"a trademark we have held for many years.
"Today we are sad to share that our sincere hope to join together with Anita White in unity and common purpose has ended," the band wrote in a."She and her team have demanded a $10 million payment, so reluctantly we have come to the conclusion that we need to ask a court to affirm our right to continue to use the name Lady A, a trademark we have held for many years."
Despite the suit, the band went on to say that they have"never even entertained the idea that she shouldn't also be able to use the name Lady A, and never will—today's action doesn't change that." "We're disappointed that we won't be able to work together with Anita for that greater purpose. We're still committed to educating ourselves, our children and doing our part to fight for the racial justice so desperately needed in our country and around the world," they said, before adding,"We hope Anita and the advisers she is now listening to will change their minds about their approach. We can do so much more together than in this dispute.
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