Giannis Antetokoumpo, NBA All-Star, Gets “Greek Freak” Settlement
Professional NBA player Giannis Antetokoumpo filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit. He had filed it for violations of his trademark after reaching a settlement.
Earlier this year, Antetokoumpo had sued Viral Style, LLC. The company was manufacturing t-shirts, hoodies, and other products, selling merchandise with the branding “Greek Freak” and “Greek Fr34k”. The Greek-born basketball player has worn the #34 jersey since joining his team, the Milwaukee Bucks.
Per a snippet of the court filing, Giannis Antetokoumpo, “through his undersigned counsel, hereby gives notice that the above-captioned action is voluntarily dismissed, with prejudice against the defendant, Viral Style, L.L.C. as the parties have reached a settlement.” His initial suit was for $2 million. Details of the settlement have not been released yet.
This is not the only recent legal action by an NBA player concerning trademarks, but it does have a different result. Earlier this year in September, LeBron James failed to attain a trademark for “Taco Tuesday”. And, Antetokoumpo has previously won another settlement over the “Greek Freak” trademark.
