Nipsey Hussle Estate Settles Trademark Suit With Crips LLC

A suit by the estate of rapper Nipsey Hussle against the Crips gang over use of the “Marathon Continues” trademark was dismissed by the Central District of California after the parties reached a confidential settlement.

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dismissed the case Monday on the motion of the parties “in consideration of a negotiated settlement.”

Hussle was the professional name of Ermias Asghedom, who was murdered in 2019. He owned federal trademarks covering “The Marathon” and “The Marathon Continues"—the names of two of his mixtapes—and related “Marathon” marks covering clothing, charity services, and film ...