Mariah Carey’s try and trademark the title ‘Queen of Christmas’ has been denied.
The US Patent and Trademark Office turned down the applying after one other singer – who specialises in Christmas songs – objected.
Carey additionally failed in her bid to trademark “Princess Christmas” and “QOC”.
The singer’s All I Want For Christmas Is You is likely one of the hottest festive tracks and has been synonymous with the 52-year-old since its launch in 1994.
Her firm Lotion LLC utilized for the trademark final 12 months however singer Elizabeth Chan launched a authorized problem.
Chan was dubbed “Queen of Christmas” by The New Yorker in 2018 after having put out authentic festive information yearly for the previous decade.
In an interview with Variety in August, Chan criticised Carey for making an attempt to monetise Christmas.
“I feel very strongly that no one person should hold on to anything around Christmas or monopolise it in the way that Mariah seeks to in perpetuity,” she instructed the journal.
“That’s just not the right thing to do. Christmas is for everyone. It’s meant to be shared; it’s not meant to be owned.”
She accused Carey of “trying to trademark this in every imaginable way” – from music to clothes to alcohol.
Carey’s firm didn’t reply to the objection, which means the trademark was not granted.
In one other twist, singer Darlene Love, identified for Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) and covers of different festive hits, stated on Facebook that she had been dubbed “Queen of Christmas” earlier than Carey had risen to prominence.
Carey’s failure to get the trademark comes shortly after nation singer Andy Stone dropped his copyright lawsuit in opposition to her.
Stone, who performs as Vince Vance, sued the singer in June for $20m (£16.8m) over a tune he co-wrote in 1989 that is additionally referred to as All I Want For Christmas Is You.
However, initially of November, he filed to dismiss the case with out prejudice.
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