Kanye West's Application To Trademark "Sunday Service" Rejected

BYAron A.Updated on September 26, 20222.9K Views

Kanye West looks on as he watches as the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Utah Jazz at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

Kanye, you can not own "Sunday Service."

There are plenty of people who are fans of Kanye West's Sunday Service but it's faced a ton of criticism. For one, it appears as though Kanye's using his religious getaway to make people forget about his wild antics in 2018. Secondly, it seems like another money scheme for 'Ye to use the weekly event in order to cash in.

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The rapper recently filed to trademark "Sunday Service" for the use of clothes and such but that won't be happening. According to TMZ, 'Ye's Sunday Service trademark application was shot down U.S. Patent and Trademark Office because someone's already trademarked it. Although it is taken, Kanye can still fight it but it might not be worth it entirely.

The Sunday Service events that have gone on throughout the year appears to be the inspiration behind 'Ye's next album, Jesus Is King. The album is set to arrive with an accompanying documentary that officially has a release date set for October 25th. The docuseries premiered a few weeks back when Kanye held events in Detroit, Chicago and New York City (which apparently led to walk-outs) in late September where he debuted the documentary along with new music off of the project.

'Ye recently shared a teaser trailer for Jesus Is King: A Kanye West experience which you could check out right below.

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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.

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