According to media reports, as early as 2020, Guns N’ Roses’ lawyers contacted the Texas Guns and Roses store and asked its owners to stop operating under that name. Due to the lack of any response, the request was repeated a few months later, but also without effect.
As a result, in November 2021, Guns N’ Roses filed a lawsuit to invalidate the disputed trademark “Texas Guns and Roses” in the United States. Furthermore, the band’s representatives argued that the store’s operation under that name, without prior licensing or even permission, exposed the band to losses and damaged its reputation. As a result, the owners were sued, and Guns N’ Roses is seeking compensation and a change of the store’s name, as the current name suggests a connection between the two entities.
Interestingly, one of the arguments in the case is the fact that Texas Guns and Roses, in addition to various types of weapons, also offers a small selection of roses, which is related to its financial ties with the Jersey Village Florist. In the band’s view, this fully justifies the store’s “appropriation” of the trademark and clearly demonstrates a deliberate infringement of the band’s protective rights, as they do not want to be associated with the arms trade.
In response to the lawsuit and media reports, the lawyer for Jersey Village Florist stated that his client does not intend to back down. He emphasized that the store, among other things, sells gun safes and flowers, and also has a comprehensive website with its entire product range, which clearly indicates the store’s offer and scope of activity. In such a case, there is no way for anyone to be misled about the name, let alone about the alleged connection with the American band.
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