EasyJet owner sues band for using name Easy Life

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The owner of the airline easyJet has launched a legal action to force a Leicester band to change their name, accusing the members of Easy Life of being “brand thieves”.

EasyGroup, which has a long history of suing people and companies that it believes are cashing in on versions of its family of brand names, accused the band of infringing the rights of the online retailer Easylife.

Easylife is an independent website that licenses its name from easyGroup for an annual fee. The easyJet owner has no financial interest in the business.

The alternative indie pop band Easy Life was formed by the frontman, Murray Matravers, in 2017 and consists of five members.

“With reference to the brand thief Mr Matravers and his fellow band members who have decided to use our brand, easyLife, without permission,” a spokesperson for easyGroup said, “we have a long established record of legally stopping thieves from using our brands and I am confident we will stop Mr Matravers.”

The band said: “They’re forcing us to change our name or take up a costly legal battle which we could never afford. Although we find the whole situation hilarious, we are virtually powerless against such a massive corporation.”

In 2018, the company took legal action against Netflix over its comedy series Easy, claiming its use of the name breached its European trademarks.
In 2008, the Northampton-based restaurant easyCurry changed its name under the threat of legal action.

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