Demon Hunter vs. KPop Demon Hunters: Have you heard of this trademark lawsuit?

Ooops, wrong concert!

Someone reportedly spent $500 on tickets to a Demon Hunter concert believing the tickets were for a KPop Demon Hunters event.

More about trademark classifications

When you register a trademark, you indicate the goods and/or services you are offering through a numbered classification system.

For example, the three main classes used for many musicians are Classes 9, 25, and 41.

• Class 9 = entertainment products

• Class 25 = apparel, shirts, hats, hoodies, etc.

• Class 41 = entertainment services

A trademark registration protects you within the classes you are registered in. It can allow you to stop others who are using a similar trademark in these specific classes.

The Trademark Lawsuit

This is what Demon Hunter is claiming through the lawsuit: "Demon Hunter’s established identity is becoming increasingly obscured within recorded music, live touring and merchandise-related channels due to overlapping use by the KPop Demon Hunters brand."

We'll have to wait and see what the courts decide.

Thoughts? Questions?

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Sources: Celebrity Access, The Guardian, LA Times