Ringo Starr drops legal fight against Ring O sex toys as makers agree to ‘avoid any activity likely to lead to confusion’

Makers of sex toy Ring O have agreed not to make any reference associating the product with Ringo Starr or The Beatles.

ir Ringo Starr has dropped a legal case against the makers of a sex toy called Ring O.

The Beatles drummer had first challenged the Ring O trademark with US authorities in March 2019, saying it was too similar to his name.

However, he has now withdrawn his complaint after reaching an agreement with manufacturers Pacific Coast Holdings and Momentum Management.

According to the dismissal settlement, Starr, 80, has now consented to the use of the name Ring O “only in connection with adult aids and desensitising sprays, and so long as there is a separation between the word “RING” and the letter “O”.

In turn, the makers have agreed “to avoid any activity likely to lead to confusion”.

They have also pledged not to “degrade, tarnish or deprecate or disparage” Starr’s name or image, and not to make any reference or innuendo, or include words or images, associating the product with Starr or The Beatles.

More at https://news.sky.com/story/ringo-starr-drops-legal-fight-against-ring-o-sex-toys-as-makers-agree-to-avoid-any-activity-likely-to-lead-to-confusion-12342194

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