50 Cent has agreed to settle his lawsuit with Rémy Martin after the Cognac titan sued his Sire Spirits model in 2021 over an alleged bottle design theft.
In line with TMZ, an settlement was reached on June 1 within the courts, however the phrases of the deal will stay sealed. Rémy Martin believed that fifty’s Branson Cognac might’ve triggered confusion within the business as a consequence of their related circle jewel-shaped bottles.
Reps for Rémy Martin relayed to TMZ that they’re relieved that the trademark dispute has been resolved and so they respect 50’s foray into the spirits business.
Stories emerged again in February that the 2 events have been near settling the lawsuit, whereas 50 Cent beforehand accused Rémy Martin of being jealous of his model’s success.
Design patent infringement simply filed by @remymartinUS right here within the SDNY pic.twitter.com/yYSoxnMPP0
— Brendan Palfreyman Esq. (@B_Palfreyman) August 16, 2021
“They’re afraid of me already,” 50 wrote in a since-deleted 2022 Instagram put up. “Branson Cognac is the brand new wave. REMY is #2 Behind Henny and apprehensive about Branson SMH I’m simply getting began.”
Rémy claimed within the lawsuit that the Branson bottle was a “blatant try” to repeat its X.O. design. The corporate described it as “practically indistinguishable” from RM’s bottle, and referred to it as a “close to actual copy.”
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Sire responded on the time, claiming the design itself is “just too fundamental to be locked up by any single firm.”
“No model or firm has the precise to exclude others from making or promoting curved bottles for Cognac or different alcohol,” Sire’s lawyer Reena Jain acknowledged. “Nonetheless, Remy Martin is on a mission to get rid of Sire Spirits from the Cognac market.”
50’s Sire Spirits even filed a countersuit which Rémy Martin appeared to have thrown out in 2022, however the courts sided with the rapper, believing his claims have been enough.
“They know i didn’t take their bottle design,” he wrote on Instagram. “The Large manufacturers attempt to put smaller manufacturers in courtroom once they begin gaining momentum to gradual them down. They know Branson Cognac is the brand new wave.”
