It's Getting Hot - Nelly's Trademark Dispute

For those of you who listen to top 40 music, the following lyrics are probably familiar: "Warm, sweatin' it's hot up in this joint Vokal tanktop, all on at this point." But, if you're like I was, the term Vokal in this statement is nearly meaningless. Well, I should have known it was a promotion for a product. You see, Nelly has a clothing line called Vokal.

This trademark is currently subject to dispute. Interestingly, the insurance company footing the bill for the defense recently filed suit seeking a ruling that they don't have to pay for trademark defense.

No trademark registrations have issued for Vocal, but 6 are currently pending.

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