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After the much talked about and very public Dipset breakup, there were many conflicting reports about who really owned the “Diplomats” brand. Right off the bat, many assumed Cam’Ron was the rightful owner. But that all changed when ,riding high off the success of “We Fly High,” Jim Jones officially kicked Cam out of Dipset in May of 2007. Apparently, Jimmy felt he was instrumental to the success of the Diplomats brand and was therefore the rightful leader of the group, which implies ownership.
During the events that lead up to Cam’Ron being ex-communicated from Dipset, Jimmy shared his grievances about Cam with Miss Info: “Me and Cam’ron havent spoken to each other in a year… I kept quiet out of loyalty, I felt like if we cant be friends then at least we can do business together… But now I can’t be next to you… I’m through wit being in hot water because of you… We still the Diplomats. We worked too hard to achieve our own success and now we’re gonna do something new.”
As recently as November of last year, there were still disputes about who really owned the Diplomats brand. Digga, a Harlem-based producer and former Dipset affiliate, came out of the woodworks claiming he was the rightful owner of the Diplomats brand, and he even went so far as to say he had the paperwork to “prove” it.
Well, after a little detective work, we discovered that the true and rightful owner of “The Diplomats” brand name is one “Cameron E. Giles.”
That’s right. According to records from the U.S. Patent Filing Office, Cam’Ron filed for ownership of “The Diplomats” name and logo in October of 2005 and retains full ownership.
But ownership of the “Diplomats” brand name may actually come down to semantics. Although Cam owns “The Diplomats,” Jim Jones filed to use the name “Diplomats” on CDs and DVDs in 2006, and followed that up with a filing to use the name on clothing in January of 2007.
So although Cam’Ron owns “The Diplomats” name and official logo, Jim Jones still has the right to use “Diplomats” on CDs and clothing, but not the logo. And in case you were wondering, Cam’Ron also owns ALL the rights to DIPSET. Sorry Jimmy. (News - Business) Views:
During the events that lead up to Cam’Ron being ex-communicated from Dipset, Jimmy shared his grievances about Cam with Miss Info: “Me and Cam’ron havent spoken to each other in a year… I kept quiet out of loyalty, I felt like if we cant be friends then at least we can do business together… But now I can’t be next to you… I’m through wit being in hot water because of you… We still the Diplomats. We worked too hard to achieve our own success and now we’re gonna do something new.”
As recently as November of last year, there were still disputes about who really owned the Diplomats brand. Digga, a Harlem-based producer and former Dipset affiliate, came out of the woodworks claiming he was the rightful owner of the Diplomats brand, and he even went so far as to say he had the paperwork to “prove” it.
Well, after a little detective work, we discovered that the true and rightful owner of “The Diplomats” brand name is one “Cameron E. Giles.”
That’s right. According to records from the U.S. Patent Filing Office, Cam’Ron filed for ownership of “The Diplomats” name and logo in October of 2005 and retains full ownership.
But ownership of the “Diplomats” brand name may actually come down to semantics. Although Cam owns “The Diplomats,” Jim Jones filed to use the name “Diplomats” on CDs and DVDs in 2006, and followed that up with a filing to use the name on clothing in January of 2007.
So although Cam’Ron owns “The Diplomats” name and official logo, Jim Jones still has the right to use “Diplomats” on CDs and clothing, but not the logo. And in case you were wondering, Cam’Ron also owns ALL the rights to DIPSET. Sorry Jimmy. (News - Business) Views:
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