Beyoncé looks for settlement in Feyoncé case

By Ferraiuoli LLC

In 2016 American artist Beyoncé requested a federal judge an injunction to cancel the trademark Feyoncé, used by fashion entrepreneurs Andre Maurice and Leana Lopez to market products such as T-shirts, cups and other accessories. In the lawsuit, Beyoncé stated that the defendants “willfully traded upon the goodwill and notoriety of Beyoncé, arguably one of the most famous musical artists and entrepreneurs in the world”. She also alleged that several phrases used in Feyoncé's articles were literal translations of some of her most copyrighted popular songs.

In October Beyoncé's request was denied as the judge ruled that while there was "no dispute" that the defendants chose the name Feyoncé “in order to capitalize off” of the exceedingly famous Beyoncé mark, "that alone does not establish likelihood of confusion”.
“Consumers looking for Beyoncé products are unlikely to select a Feyoncé product inadvertently”, said part of the ruling, which took the two parties two announce in court that they are moving toward settlement negotiations.

Ferraiuoli LLC

Ferraiuoli LLC (FLLC) was founded in 2003 by the late Blas Ferraiuoli-Martínez, Eugenio Torres-Oyola and María Marchand-Sánchez. This group was then joined in 2004 by Fernando J. Rovira-Rullán, thus forming the founding core of FLLC. FLLC has grown exponentially since its founding from a law firm with three attorneys and a support staff of three to its current size of 54 attorneys with a support staff of 38. Also, FLLC has grown from initially being known as an intellectual property and corporate law boutique law firm to a multiservice law firm that handles most matters relevant to a business while continuing to earn praise for its leading intellectual property and corporate practices.

FLLC has been ranked as a leading law firm in Puerto Rico by the professional publication Chambers Latin America in intellectual property, corporate, bankruptcy, labor & employment, real estate, and tax law. Moreover, 17 FLLC partners have been ranked as leaders in their field by the same publication. 4 FLLC partners are ranked as leaders in Intellectual Property, no other firm has more than 2. This recognition in such a short period of time is a tribute to FLLC’s business model.

FLLC prides itself in doing its work faster and more cost-efficiently yet with the same quality as that of its main competitors. The founding name partners are available at all times to attend to client matters. Their work ethic sets the tone for the rest of the firm. FLLC’s founders’ goal has been steady from the outset: become one of the premier multiservice law firms in Puerto Rico.

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