Kanye West is sending out a message and he wants to be clear: don’t mess with his Yeezys. The rapper is suing Walmart for selling what looks like knockoff Yeezy sneakers. West claims that the giant retailer has been selling fake versions of his Foam Runner Slides for quite some times now. Here’s what you need to know.
As there’s no doubt that the retailer’s version of the Yeezy slides certainly look like the original thing, West’s team has reportedly sent a legal warning to Walmart. They’ve requested to move the shoes from Walmart’s site, but to no avail.
Kanye West Suing Walmart For Selling Fake Versions Of His Yeezys
A spokesperson from Walmart has responded so far with the following statement: “The product referenced in the complaint is not sold by Walmart, but rather by third party Marketplace sellers. We take allegations like this seriously and are reviewing the claim. We will respond in court as appropriate after we have been served with the complaint.”
The retail giant filed a notice of opposition on April 21 to the US Patent and Trademark Office, challenging a logo trademark application that was submitted by the Yeezy brand.
Walmart believes the logo design depicted in the Yeezy Application is confusingly similar to Walmart’s well-known spark logo design,” according to a letter the company. Both logos resemble a sun: Walmart’s logo has thick lines that look like sun rays and Yeezy’s proposed logo has lines made up of a set of dots that also resemble sunlight.
So far Kanye West himself has not made any comments about the matter.
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