A potential patisserie The battle was averted as Jellyroll (the Philadelphia wedding band) dismissed their trademark infringement lawsuit against Jelly Roll (the hit country singer).
In April, Jellyroll sued Jelly Roll, claiming the group had been operating under that name since 1980 — four years before Jason “Jelly Roll” DeFord was even born — and trademarked the name in 2010, the same year the Jelly. Roll began recording under the moniker his mother had given him.
However, in a statement on Jellyroll Band's social media, the group's owner, Kurt L. Titchenell, announced that they had “amicably settled the copyright claim” against Jelly Roll before the matter went to trial.
“The dispute with Jason Bradley DeFord aka Jelly Roll has been resolved and the legal action has been withdrawn. We look forward to continuing to use the name, Jellyroll Band, in connection with our party band activities,” Titchenell said in a statement.
While the Jellyroll Band may not fill arenas like Jelly Roll, they're not exactly dark, especially along the Northeast Corridor: For decades, the Jellyroll Band—the self-proclaimed “Best Wedding Band in Philadelphia”—has played regular private and public events around Pennsylvania City.
In 2007 they even won one invitation to play at the White House after one of former President George W. Bush's daughters saw them perform at a country club in Delaware. (First Lady Laura Bush liked them so much she asked the band to play at her 44th high school reunion the following year.)
The Jellyroll Band's lawsuit against Jelly Roll — which was filed after his legal team ignored a hiatus and extension — accused the singer of creating “confusion in the marketplace,” especially when the country star's tour took him to the band's home in Philadelphia. . Highlighting Jelly Roll's October show in Philadelphia, the suit alleges: “All of this marketing has used defendant Jelly Roll's professionally adopted and infringing name in these efforts.”
Terms of the settlement that allowed Jellyrolls to co-exist were not disclosed.
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