Pharrell Williams and will.i.am have settled their legal differences in a trademark dispute over the phrase "I am other".
Last year, Williams tried to trademark the name of his company I Am Other. As Rolling Stone reports, The Black Eyed Peas frontman objected to the name and sought legal action against Williams on the grounds that people would confuse the company with his own venture I.Am.Symbolic.
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Williams argued in his lawsuit that will.i.am's mark was generic. "The I Am Other mark means 'I am something else,' leaving what that 'else' is to the imagination of the consumer," documents read. "It certainly does not mean 'I am Will' or in any way suggest defendants' or the will.i.am mark."
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