Herb Reed Enterprises, Inc. et al v. Monroe Powell's Platters, LLC et al

  1. June 19, 2014

    Platters Pretender Must Identify As Tribute Band

    A Nevada federal judge on Tuesday ordered a Las Vegas singer performing under the name of 1950s vocal group The Platters to label his group a tribute band, while also ordering him to pay the estate of founding member Herb Reed $60,000 in damages as part of a decades-old trademark dispute.

  2. December 19, 2011

    Singer A 'Great Pretender,' Infringes Platters IP: Founder

    The founding member of 1950s vocal group The Platters ramped up a decades-old dispute over the rights to the band's name, filing suit Thursday in Nevada seeking to block a Las Vegas singer from performing as a member of the group.

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