宾夕法尼亚州乐队Jellyroll起诉Jelly Roll涉嫌商标侵权

Country singer and rapper Jelly Roll is being sued by Pennsylvania band Jellyroll for alleged trademark infringement.
乡村歌手和说唱歌手杰里·罗尔被宾夕法尼亚州乐队Jellyroll起诉涉嫌商标侵权。

In court documents filed April 8, per PEOPLE, lawyers for Jellyroll band member Kurt L. Titchenell are asking up-and-coming singer Jelly Roll (born Jason Bradley DeFord) to stop using his stage name, claiming that they started using the name in 1980, four years before Jelly Roll was born. The band obtained a trademark in 2010, which got renewed in 2019 through 2029.
在4月8日提交的法庭文件中，Jellyroll乐队成员Kurt L. Titchenell的律师要求崭露头角的歌手Jelly Roll(原名Jason Bradley DeFord)停止使用他的艺名，声称他们在1980年开始使用这个名字，比Jelly Roll出生早了四年。该乐队于2010年获得了商标，并于2019年至2029年续签。

According to the complaint, the band Jellyroll has been performing at "celebratory and charitable events" in the northeastern United States "since at least 1980," including "among other notable events, two appearances at the White House for President George W. Bush and his family."
根据诉状，Jellyroll乐队“至少从1980年开始”一直在美国东北部的“庆祝和慈善活动”上表演，包括“在其他值得注意的活动中，两次在白宫为乔治·w·布什总统及其家人演出”。

"Prior to the Defendant’s recent rise in notoriety, a search of the name of Jellyroll on most search engines, and particularly Google, returned references to the Plaintiff,” the complaint reads. “Now, any such search on Google returns multiple references to Defendant, perhaps as many as 18-20 references before any reference to Plaintiff’s entertainment dance band known as Jellyroll can be found."
诉状中写道:“在被告最近声名鹊起之前，在大多数搜索引擎上搜索Jellyroll的名字，尤其是谷歌，都会返回到原告的信息。”“现在，在谷歌上任何这样的搜索都会返回到被告的多个引用，在找到原告的娱乐舞蹈乐队Jellyroll之前，可能有多达18-20个引用。”

A rep for Jelly Roll did not immediately respond to EW's request for comment.
Jelly Roll的代表没有立即回应EW的置评请求。

The singer has said in interviews in the past that he got his moniker from his mother, who would call him that as a young child. He's used the name professionally since at least 2003, when he released his mixtape The Plain Shmear Tape. He rose to prominence in 2021 with "Son of a Sinner," and again with 2023 single "Need a Favor." Jelly Roll was also nominated for Best New Artist at this year's Grammy Awards.
这位歌手在过去的采访中说，他的名字来自他的母亲，当他还是个孩子的时候，母亲就会这么叫他。至少从2003年起，他就开始使用这个名字，当时他发行了自己的混音带the Plain Shmear Tape。他在2021年以《罪人之子》成名，并在2023年以单曲Need a Favor再次成名。Jelly Roll还获得了今年格莱美奖最佳新人奖的提名。

Per the complaint, the band Jellyroll first sent a cease and desist letter in February, but the conversations between the plaintiff and defendant didn't come to a resolution. Through the lawsuit, the band Jellyroll is seeking a court order putting a stop to "using the name, term, or registered service mark Jellyroll® or any similar derivation of such of such service mark, including but not limited to Jelly Roll."
根据诉状，Jellyroll乐队在2月份首次发出了一封停止函，但原告和被告之间的对话并没有达成解决方案。通过诉讼，Jellyroll乐队寻求法院命令停止“使用Jellyroll®的名称、术语或注册服务商标或此类服务商标的任何类似衍生产品，包括但不限于Jelly Roll”。