LL Cool J May Luck Into ‘Rock the Bells’ Rights for Sirius Channel

LL Cool J is poised to reclaim trademark rights to his song “Rock the Bells” despite not objecting to the promoter of a prominent concert series using the name for nine years.

The hip hop artist and actor filed a trademark infringement suit under his legal name, James Todd Smith, against now-defunct Guerilla Union Inc. targeting its Rock the Bells Twitter handle, Facebook page and web domain.

Intellectual property attorneys told Bloomberg Law that because the promoter does not appear to be operating—much less fighting for its trademark rights—Smith seems destined for an uncontested victory. But they also said if ...