OFF BEAT: Another Kardashian gears up for another trademark fight
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The Kardashians — the family that's famous for being famous — is once again in the news, this time in a dispute over a $35 T-shirt.
According to the New York Daily News, a T-shirt designed and sold by a clothing line owned by the youngest of the three Kardashian sisters, Khloe, and husband Lamar Odom has raised the ire of the state.
A lawyer for the considerably less sexy New York Department of Agriculture has written couple's firm, Rich Soil, charging that the T-shirt's logo too closely resembles the logo used by the state agency.
Ms. Kardashian's form-fitting T-shirt has a logo featuring the Statue of Liberty surrounded by the words “New York” and “Rich Soil.”
The Department of Agriculture's logo features the Statue of Liberty overlooking a farm, with the state's name printed in a font similar to the one used on the Rich Soil shirt.
According to the state agency's letter sent Friday, “The State of New York has invested substantial time, effort and resources creating the respect and goodwill associated with the trademark.”
It demands that Los Angeles-based Rich Soil stop the sale and advertisement of merchandise featuring the logo, and provide an estimate of how much money it has made from the design. The letter warns the state will take legal action if Rich Soil fails to respond.
No word on how many people have been willing so far to shell out $35 for the T-shirt.
