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		<title>Easy Life Is Allegedly Being Sued By Easyjet For &#8216;Brand Thieving&#8217;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The parent company of the airline, easyJet, called easyGroup has allegedly initiated legal action against the Leicester band Easy Life, citing the resemblance between their names as the basis for the lawsuit. The band firmly asserts that their activities have never had any adverse impact on the company&#8217;s operations. However, easyGroup contends that it would [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The parent company of the airline, easyJet, called easyGroup has allegedly initiated legal action against the Leicester band Easy Life, citing the resemblance between their names as the basis for the lawsuit. The band firmly asserts that their activities have never had any adverse impact on the company&#8217;s operations. However, easyGroup contends that it would be unjust to allow the band to utilise the &#8220;easy&#8221; brand name without redeeming compensation payments.</p>
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<p>This is not the first time that the easyGroup have apparently sued over their trade mark word &#8216;easy&#8217;. Back in 2018 Stelios Haji-Ioannou allegedly sued the company Netflix for using Easy in a new TV series title, at the time Haji-Ioannou had this to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/sep/30/netflix-sued-by-easyjet-founder-in-trademark-dispute">say</a>, <em>“This is a case of typically arrogant behaviour by a very large American tech company who never bothered to check what legal rights other companies have outside the US.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Easy Life, through a social media statement, expressed their disbelief that the alleged lawsuit has been filed solely due to the likeness between their name and the company&#8217;s. They <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx56IufsY-w/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==">said</a> <em>&#8220;Okay&#8230;never imaged having to do this.&#8221;</em> They went on to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx56IufsY-w/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==">say</a>, <em>&#8220;easy jet are suing us for being called easy life, they&#8217;re forcing us to change our name or take up a costly legal battle which we could never afford.&#8221;</em> They further <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx56IufsY-w/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==">added</a>, <em>&#8220;for those of you that bought gig tickets and ended up on a budget flight to tenerife, i apologise.&#8221;</em></p>
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<p>Easy Life recently posted on their social media, stating that they had reached a rite of passage. It <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx0rg4RsYpn/">said</a>, <em>&#8220;we were joined by the BBC at <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd" tabindex="0" href="https://www.instagram.com/officialrandl/">@officialrandl</a> . Reading And Leeds A Rite Of Passage available to stream now on <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b007xt4m/radio-1-at-reading-and-leeds-festival">Iplayer</a>.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Having made a huge imprint on the music scene at the Reading and Leeds festival, Easy Life are keen to maintain the brand name they have worked so hard to build. The group further commented on their Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx56IufsY-w/">post</a>, <em>&#8220;we&#8217;ve worked hard to establish our brand and I&#8217;m certain in no way have we ever effected their business.&#8221;</em></p>
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<p>easyGroup, recently updated on the intended legal dispute with Easy Life. They stated Mr Matravers and his fellow band members were brand thieves and used the name easyLife without permission, and that they were confident they would stop Mr Matravers.</p>
<p>Fans of Easy Life, took to social media in support and expressed their disconcert. One fan&#8217;s comment <a href="https://twitter.com/GuzBugs/status/1709291164942192917">said</a> &#8220;<em>This is (yet more) smoking-gun evidence of a big corporation bullying those that can&#8217;t feasibly afford to fight back. They&#8217;re actually, whole-heartedly lying. If you WERE brand thieves, then this would have happened in 2015-17. Not conveniently a year after they try&#8211; to start an easyLife branch. And the fact they have a whole page on their site proudly displaying everyone they&#8217;ve done this too?&#8221;</em></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">This is (yet more) smoking-gun evidence of a big corporation bullying those that can&#8217;t feasibly afford to fight back. They&#8217;re actually, whole-heartedly lying. If you WERE brand thieves, then this would have happened in 2015-17. Not conveniently a year after they try-</p>
<p>— Non-Newtonian Snake (@GuzBugs) <a href="https://twitter.com/GuzBugs/status/1709291164942192917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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