Kim Kardashian’s Lawyer Says SKKN Trademark Lawsuit Is ‘Not What It Seems’: ‘We’ve Done Nothing Wrong’
30.06.2022 - 06:05
/ usmagazine.com
Hitting a rough patch! After being sued by esthetician Cydnie Lunsford for trademark infringement, SKKN founder Kim Kardashian is responding to the lawsuit against her — claiming her company has done nothing wrong.
In a lengthy statement provided to Us Weekly on Wednesday, June 29, lead attorney Michael Rhodes, who represents the 41-year-old reality star, denied any wrongdoing by the brand and that he looks forward to fighting the case in court.
“This lawsuit is not what it seems. SKKN BY KIM is a new brand that follows in the footsteps of Ms. Kardashian’s successful KKW line of products. Building on independent research and development, her company filed a trademark application for SKKN BY KIM to protect the new branded products. This prompted the current shakedown effort.
“Mid-last year, we received a letter from Beauty Concepts, an esthetician studio in Brooklyn owned by Ms. Lundsford. We applaud Ms. Lunsford for being a small business owner and following her dreams. But that doesn’t give her the right to wrongfully claim that we’ve done something wrong. In its letter, Beauty Concepts claimed to own rights to a logo made up of SKKN+, and had just filed for trademark protection for that logo. The business was a one-person shop offering facials from a single Brooklyn location. The salon had no signage and was by appointment only. To our knowledge, Beauty Concepts sold no products under the SKKN+ name.
“Beauty Concepts asked that we drop the SKKN name. Of course, we said no. Beauty Concepts then challenged Ms. Kardashian’s trademark applications at the USPTO. Unsurprisingly, the USPTO rejected Beauty Concepts’ own SKKN+ mark saying that “skkn” just means “skin.” Undaunted, Beauty Concepts then tried to make its business
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