craZy Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 [18.01.08] MBK Entertainment applies for trademark of T-ara's name for the next 10 years MBK Entertainment, the former agency of T-ara, has filed a trademark application with the Korean Intellectual Property Office for the name T-ara (including 티아라 in Hangul). When reached for a statement, a representative confirmed that, "it is true." After examination of the application, if the trademark is registered, the members will not be able to utilize the name "T-ara" without MBK Entertainment's consent for the next 10 years. Even if the members choose to reform under a new name, they will have to pay royalties to MBK Entertainment if the perform any songs by "T-ara." In a similar situation, boy group Highlight were forced to change their name when their former agency, Cube Entertainment, registered a trademark for their original name, Beast, and disallowed the group to use the name. MBK Entertainment's side clarified their situation is different from Beast, in that they were not forbidding permission for T-ara to continue use of their name and that they were in the right to register the trademark in order to protect the name. *** Source: Naver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Ryu Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 It sounds similar, but I think the end result is what could make the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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