Rapper Ice Cube accuses security trading platform Robinhood Markets Inc. of Trademark Infringement
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Rapper Ice Cube accuses security trading platform Robinhood Markets Inc. of Trademark Infringement
By Pallavi Paul
A cease-and-desist notice was served to security trading platform Robinhood Markets Inc. for allegedly using O’Shea Jackson’s (better known as Ice Cube) photograph that implied he promoted Robinhood’s business. Robinhood ran an advertisement on its website https://snacks.robinhood.com/, using Ice Cube’s image along with an altered version of his signature catch phrase. A complaint has been filed in the U.S District Court for the Northern District of California by Ice Cube that alleges Robinhood serves as a propaganda and wrongfully intended to
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By Pallavi Paul
generate revenue by using Ice Cube’s image. In addition, he seeks an injunction, monetary and punitive damages and reimbursement of his attorney’s fee. Ice Cube is a registered trademark filed in the U.S Patent and Trademark Office and use of the same by Robinhood creates consumer confusion and creates a false impression on the mind of consumers that he endorses Robinhood’s business.
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