A judge has denied Ronald Isley’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him earlier this year by his brother Rudolph, accusing Ronald of improperly seeking sole rights to the Isley Brothers name
Ronald and Rudolph Isley’s legal dispute over the rights to the Isley Brothers band name is headed to court, Billboard reports and Pitchfork can confirm. In a ruling handed down on Wednesday (August 23), Judge Thomas M. Durkin refused to dismiss Rudolph’s lawsuit against Ronald. In the lawsuit, Rudolph accuses his brother of improperly trying to register an individual trademark on the name “The Isley Brothers,” which Rudolph claims they should own in equal measure.
Rudolph Isley first sued Ronald Isley earlier this year, seeking a full accounting and a payment from Ronald equaling 50 percent of the proceeds made from the Isley Brothers name. In November 2021, Ronald submitted an application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office seeking exclusive rights to “The Isley Brothers” trademark. The USPTO officially registered the trademark in August 2022. In response to his brother’s lawsuit, Ronald filed a motion to dismiss the case.
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