Jelly Roll sued by Pennsylvania band Jellyroll over alleged trademark infringement

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As reported by PEOPLE on April 8, legal papers were filed on behalf of Kurt L. Titchenell,

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The lawsuit states that at least since 1980, the band Jellyroll has been performing at "celebratory and charitable events" in the northeastern US,

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"Searches on Jellyroll on most search engines, and especially Google, returned references to the Plaintiff prior to the Defendant's recent rise in notoriety," the lawsuit adds.

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