And the hits just keep on coming for Hailey Bieber’s skincare line!
22.06.2022 - 03:57 / etcanada.com
Hailey Bieber’s new skincare line is facing a lawsuit alleging trademark infringement.
Bieber, 25, just launched her company on June 15. Named “Rhode”, which is Bieber’s middle name, the brand is being sued by another company of the same name. As TMZ reports, the clothing company Rhode NYC claims that Bieber and her business are harming their brand by using the same name.
In the lawsuit, Rhode NYC founders and holders of the “RHODE” trademark Purna Khatau and Phoebe Vickers say they were approached by Bieber four years ago with an offer to purchase the brand name but they turned her down.
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In the legal docs, the Rhode NYC owners go on to say that the logo for Bieber’s company looks similar to their own and that people online are already confused by the two businesses sharing the same name, with people mistakenly tagging the model’s company rather than theirs.
Khatau and Vickers want a judge to force Bieber’s business to change its name.
Meanwhile, a source connected to Bieber’s company told TMZ that she owns the “RHODE” trademark for skincare whereas Khatau and Vickers only own the trademark for clothing. That same source underscored that “Rhode” is part of Bieber’s legal name.
Shortly after news of the lawsuit broke, Khatau and Vickers posted a statement on their company’s Instagram account, echoing much of what they stated in the court docs. “Nine years ago, we quit our jobs and founded Rhode out of our apartment, creating a fashion company from nothing,” they wrote. “We’re two women entrepreneurs who met in college, built the RHODE brand, and put years of hard work into our minority
And the hits just keep on coming for Hailey Bieber’s skincare line!
Uh oh! Hailey Bieber is facing more controversy for her new skincare line, rhode!
Hailey Bieber is facing a trademark lawsuit against her skincare company, rhode. According to new docs obtained by ET, RHODE-NYC, LLC filed a trademark lawsuit against Bieber's company, claiming that her new brand is «trademark-infringing» and will «quickly swamp» their company's «market presence, confuse the marketplace and ultimately destroy the goodwill and reputation of the RHODE brand.»RHODE, a clothing and lifestyle brand was started in 2014 by Purna Khatau and Phoebe Vickers, with its clothing having been worn by celebrities such as Beyoncé, Tracee Ellis Ross and Lupita Nyong'o.In the suit, Khatau and Vickers argue that the new brand rhode, Bieber's recently released skincare line named after her middle name, is «built upon Ms.
Hailey Bieber is facing legal issues surrounding her new skincare line, Rhode. The model has been hit with a lawsuit over trademark infringement by a popular clothing brand of the same name.
Glamour’s request for comment.Per the Rhode fashion website, the brand was founded in New York by two former college roommates, Khatau and Vickers, who quit their full-time jobs to begin their fashion brand together in 2013, and has been worn by celebrities from Beyoncé to Hailey Bieber herself.More from GlamourSee More Stories© 2022 Condé Nast. All rights reserved.
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