Master P And Wal-Mart Sued By Pepe Jeans

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Published: Thursday - October 2, 2008
Words by Allen Starbury

Master P (Photo: Take A Stand Records)

Master P and Wal-Mart have been sued by a London-based jeans company for trademark infringement, reports WWD Business.

Pepe Jeans London LLC has accused P (real name: Percy Miller) of infringing on its trademark with the use of the letter "P" in the logo for his P. Miller clothing line.

In documents filed in a Manhattan federal court last week, the company alleges that the logo infringes on the Pepe Jeans P logo, which is a stylized P enclosed in a circle. They also cite the use of the logo on P. Miller jeans' hangtags.

In addition to Master P and Wal-Mart, manufacturer Happy Nation Inc. is also named in the suit.

Pepe Jeans is seeking an injunction against the use of the logo, all profits and damages that ensued from infringing activities, legal fees and unspecified damages.

At press time, reps for Master P were unavailable.

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COMMENTS (10)

Hip Hop Dread Says:
Monday - October 6, 2008 at 9:12am

I had a variable interest rate that shot up and almost doubled my monthly payment. I couldn't afford to keep paying that much money and I couldn't refinance to a fixed rate so I lost my house. The housing crunch isn't all about people buying what they can't afford. I shop at Walmart and still lost my home. The economy is just all f*cked up!

jo pa Says:
Saturday - October 4, 2008 at 9:13pm

lay offs were not the reason for people losing homes. it was stated income loans that put people in houses they could not afford. de regulation...people pulling equity of houses they should not have been in to buy things they cant afford! please watch cnn before you talk about the economy.

Simply Ecstasy Says:
Friday - October 3, 2008 at 10:48am

Our ecomonic turmoil isn't just centered around the real estate market. The housing crash is just the most recent factor that contributed to our demise. People COULD afford those houses until the companies they worked for started laying off. The auto industry for example has layed off thousands of people in the last year. The unemployment rate is through the roof, gas prices are high as hell, and the national debt is in the Trillions... Bush had a hand in all of that. But back to the original topic, if you want to buy your clothes at Walmart... go right ahead. I ain't worried none about how and where you spend your money.

Rey Says:
Friday - October 3, 2008 at 2:01am

LOL @ Master P, Wal-Mart & Pepe Jeans all in one headline

Philly-O Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 5:19pm

Ecstacy, I got it, trust me...but that's cuz I work for it and I buy what I can afford...and I put money away. Don't worry bout me, I'm just fine. How you gonna blame Bush for the millions of people who buy houses they can't afford?

Simply Ecstasy Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 1:18pm

Philly---> Naw, the problem with our economy is 8 years of Bush! AND nobody said go out and spend your rent money and your bill money on designer gear. Being smart with your finances is actually being able to afford the lifestyle that you trying to live and still be able to put some in the bank. Remember "It ain't trickin if you got it!".... You must ain't got it!

nychris Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 12:43am

who the hell wears pepe jeans anyway

Philly-O Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 11:14am

Nobody shorts at Walmart for their clothese except white people. <---Ecstasy, that's because white people don't feel like spending shitloads of money on a pair of jeans when they can get 'em cheaper. That's called being smart with your money...don't buy shit you can't afford. Hell, that's half the problem with our economy now...people want want want and spend spend spend when they don't have the money to pay for it.

Simply Ecstasy Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 8:33am

That's what happens when he wanna go and change his name from Master P to P Miller. He should have stayed urban and came out with the Ice Cream Man line before Pharrel beat him to it. Nobody shops at Walmart for their clothes except white people.

Drexx Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 7:00am

I hope they lose they are just jealous. For the letter p. They don't own the alphabet. Greed.