Jelly Roll sued by Pennsylvania wedding band with same name, accused of harming reputation with prison stint

Jelly Roll is remaining sued by a Philadelphia-based band with the very same name that statements the country star has infringed on its trademark and induced its business “irreparable hurt.” 

The lawsuit, filed last week, statements the wedding ceremony and charitable band Jellyroll owns the trademark Jellyroll and has been working with the title given that 1980, 4 several years right before the 39-12 months-outdated singer was born. 

“The Plaintiff, professionally recognised as Jellyroll has been furnishing musical and vocal accompaniment for celebratory and charitable events initial in the Delaware Valley and now in the course of the Northeast component of the United States due to the fact at least 1980, such as, among the other noteworthy situations, two appearances at the White Residence for President George W. Bush and his household,” a lawsuit obtained by FOX Organization claims.

“Conversely, Defendant, who was not born right up until 1984 in Antioch, Tennessee, claims in published interviews that his mother referred to him as Jelly Roll as a small child.”

The accommodate claims Jelly Roll’s title has caused confusion with who is actively playing what celebration in the northeast and that the region star’s fame has wrecked its Google existence. 

“Prior to the Defendant’s latest increase in notoriety, a look for of the name of Jellyroll on most lookup engines, and specially Google, returned references to the Plaintiff,” the lawsuit says. “Now, any such look for on Google returns multiple references to Defendant, most likely as quite a few as 18-20 references right before any reference to Plaintiff’s amusement dance band known as Jellyroll® can be identified.

“Defendant’s unapologetic continued infringing functions and conduct, until enjoined by this Courtroom, will continue to induce client confusion, error, and deception.”

The band also suggests in the lawsuit that Jellyroll’s workforce experienced emailed the band to examine a stop-and-desist letter despatched by the band.

“Several conversations ensued and at just one place Defendant’s counsel inquired as to irrespective of whether Defendant truly was in competitors with Plaintiff,” the lawsuit claims.

The lawsuit also claims Jelly Roll’s jail stint for felony robbery rates has harmed the band’s popularity by affiliation. 

“Because of Defendant’s troubled previous, which features a felony conviction and imprisonment, such association as averred above has brought on additional harm to Plaintiff between the public and trade,” the fit suggests. 

FOX Business has achieved out to Jelly Roll for comment.

Jelly Roll rose to prominence with his 2021 album, “Ballad of the Damaged,” but experienced been producing songs for several years before he received recognition.

“I just always experienced faith that God experienced a more substantial objective for what I was trying to do,” Jelly Roll previously told Fox News Digital of his job struggles. 

The musician had a tumultuous upbringing and was imprisoned in advance of he had the possibility to graduate high school.

He served time when he was 14 and welcomed his to start with kid, daughter Bailee, though however behind bars.

Jelly Roll has because gotten his life on observe and has comprehensive custody of Bailee and raises her with his wife, Bunnie Xo. Bunnie, a former sex employee, and Jelly Roll tied the knot in 2016.