Dr Dre loses trademark battle with gynaecologist Dr Drai

The rap mogul argued there would be confusion between his name and that of the Pennsylvania doctor, but the US trademark office disagrees

Rapper and music mogul Dr Dre has lost a dispute over his name, after he tried to prevent gynaecologist Draion M Burch from trademarking the name Dr Drai.

As well as practising gynaecological and obstetric medicine, Burch is the author of books including 20 Things You May Not Know About the Vagina, and is a public speaker on women’s health issues.

Dre, real name Andre Young, argued the public would be confused at the similarity of the names; Burch argued there would be no such confusion “because Dr Dre is not a medical doctor nor is he qualified to provide any type of medical services or sell products specifically in the medical or healthcare industry”.

source: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/may/10/dr-dre-loses-copyright-battle-with-gynaecologist-dr-drai