Kim Kardashian has been hit with a stop-and-desist letter over the assumed identify of her new beauty brand SKKN.The actuality TV star introduced in early July that she was shutting down KKW Beauty, the enterprise she launched in 2017, on 1 August and can be coming again with a brand-new brand. Days later, it was reported that she had utilized to trademark “SKKN” to be used on haircare, cosmetics, skincare, and nailcare merchandise, main many to consider it could be the identify of her brand. However, Kardashian’s trademark plans have now hit a snag. According to TMZ.com, attorneys for Beauty Concepts LLC have despatched a stop-and-desist letter to her legal staff, claiming that it has offered salon and skincare companies beneath its SKKN+ brand identify, owned by Cydnie Lunsford, since July 2017. In the legal warning, obtained by the publication, Beauty Concepts’ attorneys insist the star has ripped off the corporate’s identify. They state that Lunsford has invested time, cash and energy to create and promote SKKN+’s companies over the years, and Kardashian’s use of an identical identify would trigger confusion within the market. In addition, Beauty Concepts officers filed a trademark software for the SKKN+ emblem in March, and operates a web site and social media handles which might be similar to Kardashian’s. Responding to the letter, Kardashian’s lawyer, Michael G. Rhodes, advised TMZ: “We actually recognize and help small companies, and our hat is off to Ms. Lunsford. But the query at hand is one in all trademark legislation and we’ve not carried out something deserving of legal motion by her.”We are upset that she has chosen to run to the media figuring out that we have been scheduling a name for tomorrow, requested by her lawyer. So whereas disagreeing with the letter, we’re hopeful that we are able to clean issues over as soon as each side converse.”Kardashian, who additionally runs the shapewear label SKIMS, has but to substantiate her beauty brand will likely be known as SKKN.
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