Guns N’ Roses Sue Online Gun Store for Trademark Infringement

Rock band Guns N’ Roses are suing a web-based gun retailer claiming trademark infringement. The retailer in query is named Texas Guns and Roses.

Los Angeles radio information outlet KFI experiences that the band is suing for “unspecified damages” and that the gun retailer is “attempting to con consumers into believing that the website is associated with” GN’R. The swimsuit alleges that the operator of the shop, a Texas firm with the (barely complicated) identify Jersey Village Florist, is doing enterprise with out the “approval, license, or consent” of the band.

A fast digital flick through texasgunsandroses.com will convey you to the conclusion that they promote loads of firearms, ammo, scopes, and physique armor, which will be delivered via the mail. However, Texas Guns and Roses dosen’t appear to promote roses, or flowers of any variety. KFI says the attorneys for Guns N’ Roses allege that the identify of the shop “purports to sell roses and other flowers as a contrivance to try and justify” utilizing GN’R’s trademark.

Nevertheless, the attorneys for Texas Guns and Roses have a wildly totally different outlook on the identify of the gun retailer. A Houston legal professional representing Jersey Village Florist named David L. Clark argues, “There’s never been any confusion (between the band and the website) and [Guns N’ Roses] have no evidence of confusion.”

Clark additional provides, seemingly with out a trace of humor, that the web site “sells metal safes for guns and flowers, and have a one-stop website and absolutely no one is confused” or thinks the shop is affiliated with the band, in order that they “will be fighting back” because of this.

Loudwire is taking a break for a second to water the begonias within the large steel protected within the nook. What’s the code once more?

The lawsuit contends that Guns N’ Roses turned conscious of the shop in October of 2019 and despatched a cease-and-desist letter requesting the enterprise change its identify, nonetheless, Texas Guns and Roses did not comply. GN’R’s authorized staff affirms that the character of this explicit enterprise is damaging to the band, and that they do “not want to be associated with the defendant, a firearms and weapons retailer.”

Whether Texas Guns and Roses will proceed this battle in court docket with Gun N’ Roses stays to be seen.

The rockers are at the moment touring Australia and New Zealand. Earlier this week, a fan at of their concert events in Adelaide, Australia claimed that vocalist Axl Rose threw a microphone into crowd on the finish of a tune and it landed on her face. She said that the mic injured her badly, giving her two black eyes. See the complete criticism and a pic of her face right here, and the remainder of their upcoming tour dates at this location.