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The Prince’s estate has rejected a recently submitted lawsuit by the singer, songwriter and prince musician Apollonia because of the rights to her name and explains: “It is our duty to continue to protect and preserve Prince’s wealth and legacy.”
In a lawsuit submitted at the beginning of this week, Patricia Apollonia Kotero said that the Prince’s estate exceeded his skills when he had the “Apollonia” brand for clothing and entertainment services registered in June. Kotero said that Prince himself “never denied the name that the name was neither personally nor professionally”. However, she accused the estate of taking steps to delete her brand entries and registrations.
In her response to Instagram, the Prince Property Administration described Kotero’s lawsuit as “frivolous” and claimed to have the full property right to the name. They pointed out that Prince Kotero gave the nickname when she played his love affair in “Purple Rain, and added that her” unfounded lawsuit at the end of a year -long legal dispute in front of the Trial & Appeal Board on brands, in which a decision is immediately imminent and in which we have agreed several times despite its highly unreasonable demands “.
Fans of Prince disappointed by explanation
Prince’s estate, however, emphasized that despite his entitlement to the name Apollonia, he “never instructed Kotero to hire the use of her artist name and had no objections to her business activities”. The estate also explained that he had repeatedly offered Kotero to “perform under this stage name in Paisley Park”.
The estate administration continued to claim that Kotero does not recognize “the deletion of her registration of Apollonia by the US Patent and Trademark Office”. “We see the decisions in the pending brand processes and a dismissal of Ms. Kotero’s latest lawsuit before a federal court with confidence,” they said.
After the publication of her declaration, the estate administration published a few more articles in the comments in which many Prince fans expressed their disappointment with this decision. However, the estate administration remained steadfast and explained that it had to make sure that the estate “created the name, the Prince and used in his music and films” could continue to use.
In another comment, they said: “We love and support that it uses this name, but it cannot restrict or reduce the rights of the Prince’s estate!”
Kotero did not respond to the request from Rolling Stone for a statement.