The singer Pink, whose legal name is Alecia Beth Moore, is currently at the center of a trademark lawsuit against Pharrell Williams, whose company applied to register the name “P.Inc” for a wide range of goods and services. Her opposition, filed in April 2024, remained active as of early 2026. It is the most prominent entry in a legal history that also includes a royalty dispute over her debut album and a paparazzo’s assault suit against her and her husband.
The P.Inc Trademark Opposition
In May 2023, PW IP Holdings LLC, a company owned by Pharrell Williams, filed a federal trademark application for “P.Inc.”1Billboard. Pharrell Williams Pink Legal Dispute P.Inc Trademark The application covered sound recordings, clothing, cosmetics, retail services, posters, backpacks, and promotional marketing services in the field of music.2Complete Music Update. Pink Seeks to Stop Pharrell From Trademarking the Brand P.Inc
On April 18, 2024, Pink’s company, Lefty Paw Print LLC, filed a Notice of Opposition with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, asking the board to block the registration.3Business Insider. Pink Files Legal Notice Against Pharrell Williams P.Inc Trademark The proceeding was docketed as TTAB case number 91291014.4Yahoo Entertainment. Pink Takes Legal Action Against Pharrell Williams
What Pink Is Arguing
Her filing centers on the claim that “P.Inc” is confusingly similar to her registered “PINK” trademarks. Her team argues the two marks are alike in “sight, sound, meaning and commercial impression,” and that Williams’ proposed goods and services overlap with her own, meaning he would reach the same consumers through the same sales channels.5Rolling Stone. Pink Pharrell Williams Trademark Pink first applied for her “PINK” trademark in 1999 and received the registration in 2001, giving her more than two decades of established use.6Yahoo Entertainment. Pharrell Williams Sued by Singer Pink Allowing the P.Inc registration, her opposition argues, would damage a business she has spent years and considerable money building under those marks.
Victoria’s Secret Is Fighting the Same Application
Pink is not alone. On March 21, 2024, about a month before her filing, Victoria’s Secret Stores Brand Management LLC filed its own opposition against the P.Inc application, docketed as TTAB proceeding number 91290461.7USPTO TTAB. Victoria’s Secret Stores Brand Management LLC Proceedings Victoria’s Secret argued that “P.Inc” is “highly similar to, and is the phonetic equivalent of” its own “PINK” marks, which it has used on lingerie and apparel since 2002.1Billboard. Pharrell Williams Pink Legal Dispute P.Inc Trademark
Where the Case Stands
Representatives for Williams did not publicly respond to the opposition at the time of the filings. Both Rolling Stone and Business Insider reported that his team did not answer requests for comment.5Rolling Stone. Pink Pharrell Williams Trademark As of January 2026, the dispute remained active, with no reported resolution.2Complete Music Update. Pink Seeks to Stop Pharrell From Trademarking the Brand P.Inc
Why the PINK Brand’s Value Matters Here
The consumer-confusion argument rests on how much value the brand actually carries. Pink’s 2023–2024 touring cycle grossed nearly $694 million across more than 4.8 million tickets sold, and her Summer Carnival Tour alone brought in roughly $585 million, making it the second-highest grossing tour in history among women.8Billboard. Pink 2023 2024 Tours Gross $700 Million She has sold more than 60 million album equivalents worldwide, won three Grammy Awards, holds the record for the most number-one hits on Billboard’s Adult Pop Airplay chart for any solo act, and runs an official merchandise store tied to the brand.9P!nk Official. P!nk Official Website Overlap in clothing, cosmetics, and retail is what turns the opposition from a technical objection into a claim of concrete commercial harm.
The 2012 Royalty Lawsuit Over Her Debut Album
In December 2012, two production companies filed suit under seal in New York against Pink and Sony Music Entertainment. Specialists Entertainment, run by Harold Frasier, and Thunderstone Productions, run by Stephen Clarke, claimed they were owed more than $36,000 in producer royalties for the tracks “Hiccup” and “Can’t Take Me Home” from her 2000 debut album.10E! Online. Pink Sued for $36,000 Over Album Royalties Pink’s side said Sony, not the artist, was responsible for royalty payments. Sony acknowledged a clerical error that had caused it to overpay Thunderstone by roughly $41,000, money that should have gone to Specialists instead.11NBC Connecticut. Pink Sued for $36,000 Over Album Royalties
In March 2014, a New York appeals court ruled in favor of Pink and Sony, holding that the contract between them did not allow third parties like Specialists to sue as beneficiaries to enforce payment.12The Hollywood Reporter. Pink’s Producer Can’t Recover Old Royalties
The 2013 Paparazzo Assault Lawsuit
In November 2013, photographer Boris Issaei sued Pink, her husband Carey Hart, and a third individual, Nader Heydari, in Los Angeles Superior Court. Issaei alleged that while attempting to photograph Pink at the Malibu Country Mart in June 2013, he was verbally abused, physically blocked, kicked, kneed, and had his camera destroyed.13Courthouse News. Paparazzo Sues Pink The complaint included claims for assault and battery, intentional destruction of property, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, and sought punitive damages. The available reporting does not indicate a final outcome or settlement.14Deccan Chronicle. Pink, Hart Sued by Paparazzo for Assault