The problem states the China-based seller is a “genuine overload of infringing and otherwise unlawful items”
Twenty One Pilots carrying out in Milan in April 2025. Francesco Prandoni/Getty Images
Twenty One Pilots have actually implicated Temu of marketing and selling fake merch in a brand-new hallmark violation suit submitted versus the China-based online seller.
The fit, acquired byWandereris mainly filled with screenshots of what seem listings on Temu for a range of apparently phony Twenty One Pilots merch, such as posters, t-shirts, mugs, and socks. As the match keeps in mind, a few of the products offered on Temu seem similar to products presently for sale on Twenty One Pilots’ site. Others on Temu appear to include images and other art related to the band, such as the cover of their 2015 album,Blurryface
The problem declares that Twenty One Pilots’ hallmarks “have actually been harmed and threatened by Temu’s understanding and methodical marketing and sale of fake variations,” which they refer to as “confusingly and/or essentially similar to” their own trademarked products.
Temu did not right away returnWanderer‘s ask for remark.
The suit opens with a pointed salvo at Temu, stating the merchant is “extensively comprehended to be among the most dishonest business running in today’s international market. Its company practices are thought to posture fantastic hazards to people, markets, and the environment.”
It goes on to point out a problem just recently submitted by the State of Nebraska, which declares that Temu has actually “flooded the United States with inexpensive items” and “fuels an entire host of other damages,” including its supposed sale of copyright-protected products.
Twenty One Pilots’ attorneys called Temu a “genuine overload of infringing and otherwise unlawful items,” including that it “produces and offers a myriad of products that are fake or outright copies of [Twenty One Pilots’] art work, hallmarks, and copyright.”
Fake product has actually long been an issue for artists, with providers and artists now competing with brand-new school online sellers and traditional bootleggers hawking products beyond performances. AsSignboardnotes, merch providers for Benson Boone and Tate McRae just recently submitted different claims intending to punish phony products offered outside their programs. And Jeff Gluck, the exact same lawyer representing Twenty One Pilots, submitted a comparable violation fit versus Temu last month on behalf of the MF Doom estate.
From Wanderer United States.