It’s official! Megan Thee Stallion can now collect her coinage every time anyone uses her famous phrase, “Hot Girl Summer.” The rapper’s trademark battle has ended, leaving the Houston rapper victorious. That means, Forever 21, it’s time to stop banking on the Stallion by using her phrase in every summer advertisement.
The announcement was made by trademark attorney and founder of Gerben Intellectual Property, Josh Gerben, on Twitter.
“It took Megan Thee Stallion 2+ years of wrangling with the UPTSO, but she is now the owner of a federal trademark registration for Hot Girl Summer,” Gerben wrote. “The registration was just issued to [Megan the Stallion] on January 4. ”
It took Megan Thee Stallion 2+ years of wrangling with the USPTO, but she is now the owner of a federal trademark registration for HOT GIRL SUMMER.
The registration was just issued to @theestallion on January 4th. 👇#hotgirlsummer#megantheestallion pic.twitter.com/H5cUtNaflS
— Josh Gerben (@JoshGerben) January 8, 2022
In an interview with Allure, the “Hot Girl” herself explained why she wanted to trademark her saying.
“I really didn’t even know that it was gonna catch on how it did,” the Houston rapper said. “It was just me talking s**t, telling everybody I was gonna be me for the summer, and they should be them too, like as free as they can be. When I saw Wendy’s and Forever 21 saying, ‘Hey, are you having a Hot Girl??’ I was like, ‘Hell no, Forever 21, you’re going to have to pay me. But I just wanted to get it trademarked because it’s me. It’s my thing.”
According to Gerben Law, Megan the Stallion filed multiple trademark applications for not just her “Hot Girl Summer” stage name but also for “Hot Girl Meg” and “Tina Snow” under the rapper’s Hot Girl Trademark Holdings LLC.
“Hot Girl Trademark Holdings also applied for a trademark for ‘HOT GIRL SUMMER’ for use with a variety of goods and services, including temporary tattoo transfers, posters, and tour books, as well as for use with clothing items such as t-shirts, night shirts, and jackets,” a statement read.
The push for the slogan trademark in 2019 initially received pushback because of how popular it was.
