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French dance music duo Justice accused Justin Bieber of infringing their trademark in a cease-and-desist letter sent to the Canadian pop star.
Bieber’s latest album, also called Justice, was released today (March 19) to positive reviews.
The alleged trademark infringement concerns Bieber’s album cover, which features a letter “T” designed to look like a crucifix. This “trademark” had been registered by the Band (in 2008 in France and in the EU in 2014).
An article in Rolling Stone The magazine included excerpts from the letter allegedly sent to Bieber by Justice’s legal team.
“Your use of the Mark is illegal,” they wrote. “He has not received permission from the Justice to use the Mark. Additionally, Bieber’s work is in no way affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Justice. Such use of the Mark is not only illegal, but can also mislead and confuse consumers. ”
The letter instructs the “Baby” singer to stop using the design, and threatens “immediate legal action and damages including, but not limited to, punitive measures and injustices.”
However, according to claims made by Bieber’s management team, the design does not infringe on the French artist’s trademark.
Justice claims Bieber’s representatives sent them a message in April of last year, asking for help in “locating” the designer of Justice’s logo. They later allegedly stopped communicating with the duo’s representatives.
Justice, composed of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay, has been a leading voice on the French dance music scene for nearly two decades, releasing three studio albums and two live albums.
His 2018 remix album Woman around the world won a Grammy Award for Best Dance / Electronic Album in 2019.
