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According to HipHopDX, Sick Of It All have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Mobb Deep and clothing brand Supreme. The band made the move after accusing Mobb Deep of ripping off their dragon logo.

Bush Baby Zamagate, Inc., the lawyers for the company that owns Sick Of It All’s intellectual property, filed the claim due to the “defendants’ improper and illegal use of a nearly identical logo mark to plaintiff’s inherently distinctive, incontestable, and famous logo.” They went on to say that the “defendants’ adoption and use of their knockoff logo … is not just reckless and inexplicable — it is willful infringement and unfair competition.” The lawsuit added:

“Plaintiff has used its logo since at least as early as 1987 in connection with musical recording goods, live musical performances, and related goods and services, including clothing goods such as shirts and hats. In June 2023, Supreme, a clothing and skateboarding lifestyle brand, as part of a collaboration with Mobb Deep, began using its logo on clothing goods, including t-shirts and hats. The similarities between the two marks, particularly when used on clothing, have confused and are confusing the media and consumers and are causing damage to Plaintiff’s senior mark and brand.”

The complaint also mentioned that Sick Of It All previously took issue with Mobb Deep’s use of the logo:

“Twice, most recently in 2003, Plaintiff previously demanded that Mobb Deep cease use of its infringing logo, and Mobb Deep and its affiliates complied. In addition, immediately prior to the institution of this lawsuit, Plaintiff demanded that Defendants cease use of their infringing logo and provide an accounting to Plaintiff of sales of the infringing goods. Defendants refused to comply with those demands.”

Bush Baby Zamagate, Inc. are seeking compensatory damages and they also want the defendants to be banned from “using the Infringing Mark or any other mark or marks confusingly similar thereto, alone or in combination with other words, names, styles, titles, designs or marks in connection with the provision of any goods and services.”