Yes! You read right. Black Eyed Peas front man WILL.I.AM filed lawsuit against music producer Pharrell Williams over a branding dispute.
Mr WILL.I.AM claims he owns the copyright to the phrase "I AM" and Williams' new creative brand "i am OTHER" is too "confusingly similar". In his official notice of opposition, WILL.I.AM states, "The registration of the mark... is likely to dilute the I AM mark and the WILL.I.AM mark."
Williams' lawyers have promptly filed a response to refute the allegation. Pharrell tells Rolling Stone magazine:
"I am disappointed that Will, a fellow artist, would file a case against me. I am someone who likes to talk things out and, in fact, I attempted to do just that on many occasions. I am surprised in how this is being handled and I am confident that Will's trademark claims will ultimately be found to be as merit-less and ridiculous as I do."
Dear WILL.I.AM. Have a seat. Granted that you trademarked the phrase, we all know it was Beyonce that made the phrase a trend. And I bet you trademarked "I AM" after the release of "I AM... Sasha Fierce". In all honesty, nobody even cares. We don't know your brand nor Pharrell's enough to even care to get them confused. Leave it alone and save yourself a headache.
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