Lady Gaga is being sued by the surfboard company Lost International, which has accused her of misappropriating its logo for her new album, DailyMail reports.
Lost International sells various forms of merchandise emblazoned with the word Mayhem, the same title as Gaga’s newly released project.
According to the report by DailyMail, its lawsuit, the surfboard company claims the way it stylized the word for its logo was virtually identical to the way Lady Gaga did so for her album.
The firm alleges that it contacted Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, to express concerns about the purported similarity.
However, Lost International maintains that she proceeded with using her logo, prompting the company to sue for trademark infringement, according to TMZ.
According to its legal documents, Lost International has allegedly held the copyright to its version of the Mayhem logo since 2015.
The plaintiffs have provided side-by-side pictures of their merchandise and Gaga’s, showing what they regard as the unacceptably similar text.
Lost International maintained in its lawsuit that it has been using its version of the Mayhem logo for more than a decade now.
The company is demanding damages including any profits Gaga has made from the logo, which it also wants her to be barred from continuing to use.
Mayhem, which was released on March 7, is the first full-length pop studio album that Gaga has dropped since her 2020 effort Chromatica.
Gaga’s Grammy-winning duet with Bruno Mars, Die With A Smile, was also featured on Mayhem after being put out as a single last August.
Mayhem has proven a financial success, debuting at the top of the Billboard 200 and opening at number one in a total of 21 countries.
Lost International maintained in its lawsuit that it has been using its version of the Mayhem logo for more than a decade now.
The company is demanding damages including any profits Gaga has made from the logo, which it also wants her to be barred from continuing to use.
Mayhem, which was released on March 7, is the first full-length pop studio album that Gaga has dropped since her 2020 effort Chromatica.
The album includes the successful singles Disease, which came out this past October, and Abracadabra, which was released last month.
Gaga’s Grammy-winning duet with Bruno Mars, Die With A Smile, was also featured on Mayhem after being put out as a single last August.
Mayhem has proven a financial success, debuting at the top of the Billboard 200 and opening at number one in a total of 21 countries.