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Sorry, Drake: YOLO Has Been Trademarked

By Sara Ventiera Fri., Jan. 4 2013 at 7:30 AM
Categories: Food Fight
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Earlier this week, Canadian rapper Drake uploaded some instagram pictures of clothing bearing the acronym "YOLO" at a Walgreens and a Macy's suggesting the businesses pay up for using "his" catchphrase.

Clean Plate Charlie spoke to restauranteur Tim Petrillo, co-owner of YOLO in Fort Lauderdale to get his take on Drake's lawsuit threats. Petrillo's response, "I think Drake saying that is such a joke."

Why so funny? Because Petrillo actually holds the YOLO trademark.

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- Rapper Drake Thinks He Owns the Term YOLO-- But Did he and Rick Ross Crib the Phrase From the Fort Lauderdale Restaurant?
- YOLO Restaurant Owner in Fort Lauderdale Responds to Drake's Claims

So here it is: the actual copyright. And it doesn't belong to Drake. Apparently, the rapper doesn't know much about law.

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Jordy
Jordy

So they own "YOLO YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE", but not YOLO. Are they claiming to hold the trademark to ONLY and ONCE too? Trademarks are only relevant in they're entirety.

What a waste of money registering that phrase was. 

David132
David132

"Apparently, the rapper doesn't know much about law."

Apparently, neither do you.  First of all, it's a trademark, not a copyright. And trademark ownership is specific to the type of business using it. Owning the "YOLO" mark for a restaurant does not mean you own it for apparel.

freakerdude
freakerdude

Canadian rappers are not relevant....

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