{"id":974093,"date":"2019-12-17T11:45:50","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T18:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=928166"},"modified":"2019-12-17T11:45:50","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T18:45:50","slug":"why-did-miley-cyrus-trademark-the-name-bandit-and-bardot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/music-news\/why-did-miley-cyrus-trademark-the-name-bandit-and-bardot\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Did Miley Cyrus Trademark the Name \u2018Bandit and Bardot\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In May, Miley Cyrus<\/a> promised three new EPs<\/a>, but she hit some road blocks after releasing the first one. Three months later, she announced her divorce from longtime partner Liam Hemsworth and underwent vocal surgery last month. Now, it seems she\u2019s setting her sights on a new endeavor: a project named Bandit and Bardot with Australian singer-songwriter and boyfriend Cody Simpson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Smiley Miley Inc., Cyrus\u2019 company that registers and owns all of the singer\u2019s trademarks, applied for the name Bandit and Bardot to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Rolling Stone<\/em> has learned. The trademark application, filed on December 1st, includes \u201centertainment services, namely, live musical performances by a musical band; entertainment services, namely, live performances by professional singer, musician, and entertainer [and] entertainment, namely, live music concerts.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the same application, the singer applied for a trademark for \u201cmusical sound recordings; musical video recordings; pre-recorded CDs, DVDs, audio discs, video discs, and other recorded media featuring music; downloadable audio recordings and downloadable video recordings featuring music; downloadable multimedia files featuring music; Audio and video recordings featuring music, concerts, and entertainment; downloadable ring tones for mobile devices; software applications for mobile devices featuring music and entertainment [and] cases for phones and electronic devices.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf a client directs us to prepare and file a trademark application for the name of a band, this is exactly the type of language we would use in the application,\u201d trademark attorney Josh Gerben of Gerben Law Firm<\/a> tells Rolling Stone. \u201c<\/em>The language used in Miley\u2019s trademark application strongly suggests that she is intending to use Bandit and Bardot as the name of a band.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s of course possible that Cyrus opts to not pursue all of the possible uses of the trademark or even the Bandit and Bardot project entirely, but federal law requires an actual intent to use when filing the application. \u201cThe trademark application was filed based on an \u2018intent to use\u2019 the Bandit and Bardot trademark,\u201d Gerben says. \u201cThe attorney that submitted the application signed a sworn statement that Miley\u2019s company has a \u2018bona fide intent to use\u2019 this trademark in connection with the items listed in the application.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear what Simpson\u2019s involvement will be in Bandit and Bardot, but a newly created Instagram account<\/a> for the project lists Cyrus and Simpson as the only people the account follows. The pair have known each other for years, having met at Art Basel, and Cyrus even did the artwork for Simpson\u2019s 2015 single \u201cFlower<\/a>.\u201d \u201cHe\u2019s <\/span>a super fucking cool guy and an epic guitar player and singer,\u201d she told Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n

They were first spotted on a date in October. Since then, they have appeared all over each other\u2019s Instagram grids and stories, and Simpson even released a song inspired by their relationship called \u201cGolden Thing.<\/a>\u201c<\/p>\n

Like Cyrus, 22-year-old Simpson has a teen pop past. The Australian singer-songwriter got his start on YouTube a decade ago, covering pop songs. He made his debut at 13-years-old with the single \u201ciYiYi<\/a>\u201d featuring Flo Rida. More recently, he has focused on breezy acoustic pop songs.<\/p>\n

Cyrus\u2019 trademark attorney declined to comment. Reps for Cyrus and Simpson did not return requests for comment.<\/p>\n

via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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