Dr. Dre
Hip-hop producer Dr. Dre has lost a long-running trademark dispute against a gynaecologist with a similar name.
The case was first lodged in 2015, when Pennsylvania-based gynaecologist Draion M. Burch tried to trademark the name Dr. Drai.
The hip hop mogul's name is spelt D-R-E, while the physicians name is D-R-A-I.
Dr. Dre objected, saying the similarity could cause "confusion", especially as his near-namesake wanted to sell audio books and seminars under the moniker.
The US trademark office has disagreed and dismissed Dr. Dre's case.
In a ruling made last week, it said that, while the two names were similar, Dr. Dre had failed to show that people would be misled into buying Dr. Drai's products.
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