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Earth, Wind & Fire Wins Trademark Lawsuit Against ‘Reunion’ Tribute Act: ‘Deceptive and Misleading’
Earth, Wind & Fire won a trademark lawsuit against a "Reunion" tribute act that used the legendary R&B group’s name without permission.
Earth, Wind & Fire has won its trademark lawsuit against a tribute act that used the legendary R&B group’s name without permission, with a federal judge ruling that the evidence pointed “overwhelmingly” in the band’s favor. In particular, the judge cited angry social media posts and emails from fans who attended the “Reunion” shows because they thought it was the original band – proof of the kind of “actual confusion” that’s crucial evidence in a trademark lawsuit. “Defendants did this to benefit from the commercial magnetism and immense goodwill the public has for plaintiff’s ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ marks and logos, thereby misleading consumers and selling more tickets at higher prices,” the group’s lawyers wrote at the time.
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