Two Black radio hosts in Arizona could be a potential roadblock if Kanye West ever decided to sell his “White Lives Matter” T-shirts in the United States.
Ramses Ja and Quinton Ward, hosts of the weekly racial justice radio show Civic Cipher, became the legal owners of the phrase’s trademark for its use on clothing late last month. The story was first reported by Capital B.
The person who initially secured the trademark transferred its ownership to Ja and Ward’s company Civic Cipher LLC weeks later, according to data from the US Patent and Trademark Office. CNN has reached out to the original owner for comment. Civic Cipher told CNN, the original owner of the trademark is a listener of their show and wishes to remain anonymous. Ja told CNN that ownership of the trademark means having the exclusive right to sell clothing with that term.
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