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Mobb Deep and Supreme Sued For Trademark Infringement

A band accuses the Queens duo and streetwear brand of copying a logo for a capsule collection.

New York hardcore band Sick of It All is reportedly suing the estate of late Mobb Deep rapper Prodigy, surviving member Havoc, and the streetwear brand Supreme in New York District Court for trademark infringement and unfair competition.

According to Billboard, a complaint was filed by plaintiff Bush Baby Zamagate, the label that owns the IP of the band, accusing the rap group and clothing brand of copying the band’s logo on T-shirts and hats for a summer 2023 capsule collection.

The lawsuit claims Mobb Deep and Supreme are guilty of “willful infringement and unfair competition” from “improper and illegal use of a nearly identical logo mark to Plaintiff’s inherently distinctive, incontestable, and famous logo.” Bush Baby Zamagate is asking the court to prevent the defendants from using the logo “or any other mark or marks confusingly similar thereto.”

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Summons were issued to the defendants last week, which they have 21 days to respond to.

In June, Supreme announced its Mobb Deep collaboration, featuring T-shirts that don a dragon logo and “SUPREME” in all caps on the front and “Drop a Gem on ‘Em” printed on the back – a nod to their Hell on Earth classic track. Baseball caps are also offered with the insignia.

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