Feld sues over Kid Rock’s ‘Greatest Show on Earth’

The Ringling Bros circus, not Kid Rock, is the Greatest Show on Earth, says Feld Entertainment, which holds the trademark to the phrase

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Feld Entertainment, the owner of circus company Ringling Bros, is suing Kid Rock and promoter Live Nation for trademark infringement over the name of the upcoming Greatest Show on Earth tour.

Feld claims the tour, announced in October and due to kick off at Bridgestone Arena (20,000-cap.) in Nashville on 19 January, dilutes and infringes on its “famous trademark”, ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’.

Its lawsuit, Feld Entertainment, Inc. et al v. Ritchie et al, was filed in the US district…

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