The Clash, the legendary punk band from the ’70s, filed a lawsuit against Wilson Sporting Goods over tennis rackets it says bears The Clash name.
Dorisimo Ltd. filed the allegedcopyright infringement lawsuit in Los Angeles federal court.
The U.K.-based company claims that The Clash-inscribed tennis rackets are “likely to cause confusion, mistake or deception” among customers who could assume the band endorsed the product.
The lawsuit asserts that due to its previous collaboration with Converse to sell special-edition sneakers, and its licensing of songs for play at events including “the famed Wimbledon Tennis Tournament,” fans of the band could assume the Wilson tennis rackets were licensed by The Clash, according to Bloomberg.
Dorisimo is seeking at least $3 million in damages, plus legal fees.
