Barbadian singer, songwriter, and actress Robyn Rihanna Fenty
recently decided to sue her father Ronald Fenty to stop him from
using the "Fenty" trademark. Rihanna has registered the
trademark "Fenty" and uses it for her range of cosmetic
products, Fenty Beauty. Her father had been using this mark since
2017 as the name of his company, Fenty Entertainment, and it has
been alleged by her that her father has been gaining undue profit
by banking on the reputation of Fenty Beauty. She is also suing
Moses Perkins, co-founder of Fenty Entertainment for fraudulently
making bookings in her name, even though she is not associated with
the company in any capacity.1
Situation Internationally - The abovementioned
situation is a bit tricky as the person being sued by the trademark
owner is the one who gave her the name in the first place. There
have been many instances where a person with a name same as a
registered trademark, has been prohibited from using his own name
due to
