Goodyear Sues Punk Band ‘Good Year Pimps’ for Using Name (1)

An Illinois punk band formerly known as the Good Year Pimps breached a settlement agreement with Goodyear by using its old name again, Goodyear says in a new lawsuit.

The Pimps agreed to change their name in 2007 but restarted using the name and Goodyear’s winged foot logo on clothes, hats, and other merchandise in August, according to an Oct. 24 complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

The Pimps formed as the Good Year Pimps around 1997, the complaint says. Goodyear says the band agreed to stop using the name in 2001 or ...