Intellectual Property
Dec. 16, 2025
Court finds Lanham Act inapplicable to Lady Gaga 'Mayhem' promotion
A federal judge denied Lost International's injunction bid, ruling trademark law does not apply to Lady Gaga's "Mayhem" album promotion, finding the use artistically relevant and not explicitly misleading.
Counsel for Stefani Joanne Germanotta, better known as pop star Lady Gaga, successfully defeated on Monday a motion for preliminary injunction by a clothing company that claimed the branding and promotion of her latest album infringed on a preexisting mark.
U.S. District Judge Fernando M. Olguin ruled that the Lanham Act governing trademarks and unfair competition did not apply to promotional materials for Germanotta's album "Mayhem," which shares its name with a lin...
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