Atlanta Rapper Rich Homie Quan Seeks Cancellation Or Transfer Of Trademarks And Over $2,000,000 In Damages

Think It's A Game Entertainment, LLC ("TIG"), an Atlanta-based production company, Fly Merchandise Enterprises, LLC ("Fly"), and Girvan Henry ("Henry"), have left Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan feeling "some type of way."

Dequantes Lamar, better known by his stage name "Rich Homie Quan" ("Quan"), filed suit in the Northern District of Georgia against TIG, Fly, and Henry, alleging he incurred over $2,000,000 in damages based on a number of causes of action, including breach of contract, trademark infringement, and unfair competition.

Quan has achieved notoriety in recent years for his recording singles, "Type of Way" (certified Gold by the RIAA according to the complaint) and "Flex," among others. The complaint alleges that Quan and TIG signed a "memorandum purporting to be a recording agreement," which called for Quan to receive a $19,200 advance and 50% of all profits from sales of Quan's records. Quan alleges that the advance and the 50% split have not been paid. According to the complaint, Quan "did not have the benefit of legal representation at the time he entered into the TIG Memorandum, nor was he advised to seek counsel." Further, the complaint states that without Quan's consent Defendants entered into separate agreements with other record labels, including Def Jam. Under those separate agreements, the Defendants were paid several hundred thousand dollars as an advance and further royalties from sales of Quan's music, which the complaint alleges were never passed on to Quan.

According to the complaint, Henry and Fly also filed and obtained trademark registrations for "RICH HOMIE QUAN" and a corresponding logo, shown below, which issued as U.S. Reg. No. 4,483,756 and U.S. Reg. No. 4,746,133, respectively. Quan alleges that these applications were filed without his consent...