50 Cent’s cognac brand is firing back at accusations that it copied the design of Remy Martin’s bottle, blasting the rival for trying to “eliminate” a competitor and 'monopolize the Cognac market.'
Though it contained more legalese, Monday’s filing conveyed a similar sentiment to a message posted to Instagram by 50 Cent himself just days after the lawsuit was filed. In the since-deleted post, the rapper mocked Remy Martin -- the second best-selling cognac in the world after Hennessy -- for being “afraid” of the upstart Branson.
50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, launched Branson in 2018, selling the cognac in a circular bottle with gem-like facets that was designed by the rapper himself. But on Aug. 13, Remy Martin sued on the grounds that the bottle was"nearly indistinguishable" from the shape of its own design. By suing Sire Spirits for infringing trade dress, Remy Martin essentially accused the newer brand of using a similar-looking bottle to trick consumers into thinking the two companies were associated. The complaint called the shape of the Branson bottle “a blatant attempt” to link itself to Remy Martin. The suit also claimed that the Branson bottle infringed a design patent granted in 2011 that covers a slightly different Remy Martin bottle, which features similar facets to the Branson bottle.
But in Monday’s response, attorneys for 50 Cent’s company argued that Remy Martin’s bottle design was simply too basic to be locked up by any single company. “No brand or company has the right to exclude others from making or selling curved bottle for Cognac or other alcohol,” Sire’s attorneys wrote. “Nonetheless, Remy Martin is on a mission to eliminate Sire Spirits from the Cognac market.”'s request for comment on Tuesday .
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