Lizzo has managed to patent the "100% that bitch" phrase, which she used on her breakout single 'Truth Hurts' when she proclaimed “I just took a DNA test, turns out I’m 100% that bitch”. In 2019, the musician expressed interest in trademarking the phrase for later use on clothing and merchandise. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which denied Lizzo’s application last year, had its ruling overturned by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Now, she can sell the phrase as her original, the CMU reports.

Cardi B has filed to trademark her signature catchphrase “Okurrr”, and plans to use it for her upcoming merch line, which will include “cups and posters”. Last year, Cardi described the sound as a “cold pigeon in New York City” to Jimmy Fallon. The Blast...

Hip-hop icon and headphone impresario Dr. Dre has lost a trademark dispute with Pennsylvania gynecologist Dr. Draion M. Burch over Burch’s attempt to trademark the name Dr. Drai. The case has been ongoing since 2015, when Dre (real name Andre Young) claimed the similarity between the names Dr. Dre and Dr. Drai could cause “confusion.” […]