{"id":2101945,"date":"2026-08-19T12:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2101945"},"modified":"2026-08-19T12:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:12:07","slug":"fka-twigs-wins-first-stage-of-trademark-infringement-trial-against-the-twigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2101945","title":{"rendered":"FKA Twigs wins first stage of trademark infringement trial against The Twigs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NMEAR_NME-AWARDS-2020-FKA-TWIGS-LIVE-11-CREDIT-ANDY-FORD@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">FKA Twigs wins first stage of trademark infringement trial against The Twigs<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The singer sued the indie band claiming that they were trying to extort money from her, and the group countersued, alleging that she was using her fame and money to \u201cdestroy\u201d their trademark<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-19T13:12:07+01:00\">19th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NMEAR_NME-AWARDS-2020-FKA-TWIGS-LIVE-11-CREDIT-ANDY-FORD@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"FKA twigs performing at the NME Awards 2020, photo by Andy Ford\" title=\"NMEAR_NME-AWARDS-2020-FKA-TWIGS-LIVE-11-CREDIT-ANDY-FORD@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">FKA twigs performing at the NME Awards 2020. Credit: Andy Ford for NME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>FKA Twigs has won the first stage of the trademark infringement trial against indie group The Twigs.<\/p>\n<p>Legal disputes between the two artists date back over 10 years, and they went to court in 2014 after the indie group sued FKA Twigs (real name Tahliah Barnett) for allegedly infringing on the trademark that they had been using since 1996.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>They lost that initial injunction request and dropped the lawsuit. Things picked up again in 2024, however, when The Twigs issued a cease-and-desist letter to Barnett, demanding that she stop using the name after she applied for a trademark of her own.<\/p>\n<p>FKA Twigs then filed a lawsuit against the band and claimed that they were trying to \u201cweaponise\u201d baseless claims in order to get money from her.<\/p>\n<p>The singer, actor and dancer filed a lawsuit against the band \u2013 made up of sisters Laura Good and Linda Good \u2013 earlier this year. In the suit, she asked a judge to rule that her stage name does not infringe on the name used by the LA band.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FKA Twigs Wins First Round in Legal Trademark Battle With Indie Band The Twigshttps:\/\/t.co\/ZqEJP5pI8e<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 billboard (@billboard) August 19, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The group then filed a counterclaim against her, alleging that she was using her fame and money to \u201cdestroy\u201d their trademark.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, FKA Twigs has won the first stage of the trademark infringement trial. Yesterday (Tuesday August 18), U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff ruled that the claims of infringement by The Twigs were too outdated, and cited the doctrine of laches, which \u201cprohibits the unreasonable delay of legal action\u201d (as per <em>Billboard<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents obtained by the outlet, the judge said that the band members were \u201caware of Barnett\u2019s allegedly infringing activity as early as 2013 when the parties exchanged emails, and certainly no later than 2014 when the Goods sued Barnett alleging trademark infringement\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Rakoff also highlighted that the sister duo did not take any legal action against FKA Twigs releasing music under that name until \u201c2024 and did not bring the instant claims until 2026\u201d \u2013 meaning that they went a decade with their claims laying fallow.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling means that Barnett cannot be sued for infringing the trademark of the indie band.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While that ruling has been made final, there are still the accusations made by Barnett that the band pressured her to change her name that are yet to be resolved.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Back in May, when the countersuit against Barnett was filed by the band, <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> reported that the court documents outlined that Barnett offered the duo $15,000 to allow their musical entities to \u201cco-exist\u201d, but was turned down by the group.<\/p>\n<p>Barnett\u2019s legal team also argued that it was \u201cinconceivable\u201d that people would confuse the two artists \u2013 saying that FKA Twigs has 3.2million monthly listeners on Spotify and over 300 million views on YouTube, while the band have \u201csimply disappeared\u201d and have just \u201c705 followers on Instagram and 25 monthly listeners on Spotify\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe parties operate in entirely different commercial ecosystems,\u201d it added, accusing The Twigs of having \u201cthreatened to seek an injunction preventing Barnett from using her stage name, [and] demanded a significant seven-figure payout to release any alleged claims against Barnett.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FKA Twigs released the \u2018EUSEXUA\u2019\u00a0album last year, which was given a glowing five-star review by <em>NME<\/em>. Her track \u2018Room Of Fools\u2019 also landed at Number 25 on our 50 best songs of 2025 list.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, she has also shared the follow-up album \u2018EUSEXUA Afterglow\u2019, which earned four stars from <em>NME<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Alternative<\/li>\n<li>FKA Twigs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 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Things picked up again in 2024, however, when The Twigs issued a cease-and-desist letter to Barnett, demanding that she stop using the name after she applied for a trademark of her own.<\/p>\n<p>FKA Twigs then filed a lawsuit against the band and claimed that they were trying to \u201cweaponise\u201d baseless claims in order to get money from her.<\/p>\n<p>The singer, actor and dancer filed a lawsuit against the band \u2013 made up of sisters Laura Good and Linda Good \u2013 earlier this year. In the suit, she asked a judge to rule that her stage name does not infringe on the name used by the LA band.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FKA Twigs Wins First Round in Legal Trademark Battle With Indie Band The Twigshttps:\/\/t.co\/ZqEJP5pI8e<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 billboard (@billboard) August 19, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The group then filed a counterclaim against her, alleging that she was using her fame and money to \u201cdestroy\u201d their trademark.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, FKA Twigs has won the first stage of the trademark infringement trial. Yesterday (Tuesday August 18), U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff ruled that the claims of infringement by The Twigs were too outdated, and cited the doctrine of laches, which \u201cprohibits the unreasonable delay of legal action\u201d (as per <em>Billboard<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents obtained by the outlet, the judge said that the band members were \u201caware of Barnett\u2019s allegedly infringing activity as early as 2013 when the parties exchanged emails, and certainly no later than 2014 when the Goods sued Barnett alleging trademark infringement\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Rakoff also highlighted that the sister duo did not take any legal action against FKA Twigs releasing music under that name until \u201c2024 and did not bring the instant claims until 2026\u201d \u2013 meaning that they went a decade with their claims laying fallow.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling means that Barnett cannot be sued for infringing the trademark of the indie band.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While that ruling has been made final, there are still the accusations made by Barnett that the band pressured her to change her name that are yet to be resolved.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Back in May, when the countersuit against Barnett was filed by the band, <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> reported that the court documents outlined that Barnett offered the duo $15,000 to allow their musical entities to \u201cco-exist\u201d, but was turned down by the group.<\/p>\n<p>Barnett\u2019s legal team also argued that it was \u201cinconceivable\u201d that people would confuse the two artists \u2013 saying that FKA Twigs has 3.2million monthly listeners on Spotify and over 300 million views on YouTube, while the band have \u201csimply disappeared\u201d and have just \u201c705 followers on Instagram and 25 monthly listeners on Spotify\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe parties operate in entirely different commercial ecosystems,\u201d it added, accusing The Twigs of having \u201cthreatened to seek an injunction preventing Barnett from using her stage name, [and] demanded a significant seven-figure payout to release any alleged claims against Barnett.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FKA Twigs released the \u2018EUSEXUA\u2019\u00a0album last year, which was given a glowing five-star review by <em>NME<\/em>. Her track \u2018Room Of Fools\u2019 also landed at Number 25 on our 50 best songs of 2025 list.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, she has also shared the follow-up album \u2018EUSEXUA Afterglow\u2019, which earned four stars from <em>NME<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/fka-twigs-wins-first-stage-of-trademark-infringement-trial-against-the-twigs-3963645&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NMEAR_NME-AWARDS-2020-FKA-TWIGS-LIVE-11-CREDIT-ANDY-FORD@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News FKA Twigs wins first stage of trademark infringement trial against The Twigs The singer sued the indie band claiming that they were trying to extort money from her, and the group countersued, alleging that she was using her fame and money to \u201cdestroy\u201d their trademark By Liberty Dunworth 19th August [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2101945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2101945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2101945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2101945\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2101945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2101945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2101945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}