Kardashian sisters sued over cosmetic line name

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Kardashian sisters sued over cosmetic line name The Kardashian sisters Kim, Kourtney and Khloe are being sued for USD 10 million by make-up artist Lee Tillett, who claims they stole the name of their new cosmetics range, Khroma Beauty, from her. Lee is also asking for damages from Boldface Group Inc, the company that markets their line, after a cease and desist letter sent last July imploring them to stop using the name failed to work, reported Daily Mail online. "I developed the Kroma line myself, built my business through my own hard work, and took the legal steps necessary to protect it. And yet I have now been forced into legal battle with the Kardashians simply because they have decided to take something that doesn't belong to them," Tillett said. Boldface petitioned a Florida court to rule Tillett's brand name 'conceptually weak', because it 'consists solely of a descriptive term and lacks any inherent distinctive meaning to the relevant consuming public.' The make-up artist, who set up her line in 2004, responded by claiming the confusion over the names is affecting her business as customers assume it is connected with the infamous sisters' recently-launched products. "The false association is damaging ... And threatens to destroy its business," Tillett said. The Armenian beauties are also currently entangled in a lawsuit with Los Angeles-based Chroma Makeup Studio. Meanwhile, Kourtney Kardashian featured in a Bikini in the famous US Weekly Magazine: ... more ...Statistics : 24 Replies || 75 Views Post by Saurabh