A woman by the name of Elisa Rose Mountain says she owns the trademark for Hamsa Mandala -her take on the centuries-old Hamsa Hand sign which is also known as the Hand of Fatima.
Elisa says a symbol almost identical to the one she copyrighted and sold for $25 a print appeared on a t-shirt for Aiko’s clothing collaboration in 2015 with PacSun and Neff Headwear, who are also defendants.
The collection was called Soul of Summer and the t-shirt was labelled Jhene Aiko Hamsa Circle Goddess, and the two are similar in that the hand sign appears within a purple circle with details.
Elisa says the Aiko tees were sold in stores, catalogues and online without her approval and is suing Aiko, PacSun and Neff Headwear for profits.
