According to court documents filed on August 19, Kotero, whose full name is Patricia Apollonia Kotero, alleges that Paisley Park Enterprises, which manages Prince’s estate, has been working to “cancel” her trademark applications for the name Apollonia.
Kotero rose to fame after starring opposite Prince in the cult classic Purple Rain. Since then, she has continued to use “Apollonia” as her professional identity, attaching it to her music, acting, and more recently, her podcast Apollonia Studio 6.
Apollonia Kotero in 2022. (Unique Nicole/FilmMagic)She claims Prince’s estate has been fighting her on that front by mounting “an aggressive campaign before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (‘USPTO’) and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (‘TTAB’), attempting to cancel Apollonia’s trademark registrations and block her applications.”
Kotero's attorney, Daniel Cislo, argued that “Prince and Apollonia were friends, and he wanted her to be successful as Apollonia.”
“A judicial declaration is necessary to determine the respective rights of the parties regarding the asserted APOLLONIA trademarks,” the filing declared.
Kotero is asking the court to rule that her use of the name "Apollonia" does not infringe on any trademarks tied to the Prince estate — and that the estate has no right to interfere with how she promotes or markets her work.
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