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Madonna Sued Over New Clothing Line

08/21/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire

In 1997, L.A. Triumph and another clothing company launched their line called “Material Girl” aimed at young women.  This month, Madonna and her daughter Lourdes launched their own line called the same thing.  Now, L.A. Triumph is suing to stop Madonna from using that name to sell clothing.  In all likelihood, L.A. Triumph will succeed in their suit, which asks for Madonna to stop selling her line and to hand over any profits made on it.  It is unlikely that there will be a counter suit based upon the name “Material Girl” despite the fact that it is the name of a Madonna song.  While the song was sung by and made famous by Madonna, it was written by Peter Brown and Roberta Rans, who likely own the copyright.

According to L.A. Triumph , the suit “is necessary to protect L.A. Triumph’s valuable intellectual property rights before its brand is irreparably subsumed by Madonna’s new Material Girl line.”

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