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Ten months ago, the retailer was called out for selling fake replicas of rappers' chains.

April 27, 2021 Ten months ago, the retailer was called out for selling fake replicas of rappers chains. The Walmart corporation wants Kanye West to change the logo representing his Yeezy LLC. New reportsclaim the multinational retail giant filed an objection with the United States Patent and Trademark Office against the billionaire Hip Hop moguls 2020 trademark application. Wests Yeezy emblem is made up of forty dots arranged into eight lines spreading out in different directions which resemble stylized rays of sunlight. West is expected to use the symbol for the sale and marketing of sneakers, clothing, furniture, musical sound recordings, retail store services, and other items. Walmart is arguing Yeezy LLCs image is too similar to its 13-year-old, six-lined sun rays design. In the legal paperwork, the company suggests the Yeezy mark could cause consumers to mistakenly believe the two brands are connected. The Bentonville, Arkansas-headquartered business contends because it often partners with celebrities to create special lines of products and services, Yeezys logo could cause the dilution of the distinctive value of Walmarts logo. The company reportedly sent an April 19-dated letter to attorneys representing Yeezy LLC. Yeezy sunray logo + Walmart sunray logo As we referenced in our correspondence in July and August of 2020, January and February of 2021 and our telephone conference in March of 2021, Walmart has repeatedly sought to understand Yeezys planned use of the Yeezy Application, with the goal of finding ways in which the Walmart Spark Design and the Yeezy Application can co-exist with one another, read the letter, according to the New York Post The quoted message from Walmart continued, However, to date, we have not received any conclusive information from Yeezy regarding the planned use or any cooperation from Yeezy in order to find common ground. In addition, the worlds largest private employer maintains Yeezys trademark application should be blocked because the Walmart logo has been in use since 2007 which precedes Yeezy LLCs filing date of January 3, 2020. Last June, several Hip Hop artists publicly blasted Walmart for selling fraudulent pendants associated with some of the top rappers in the entertainment industry. After seeing fake replicas of his 4PF jewelry were available for purchase on Walmart.com, Atlantas Lil Baby tweeted Walmart got me up. 21 Savage later backed up Lil Baby when the Grammy winner discovered bogus Savage Gang necklaces were being sold on the Walmart website as well. The I Am > I Was album creator tagged his fellow Georgia-bred rap star on an Instagram Story post with a caption that read @lilbaby_1 We finna own 1. Posted in Read more