Prince Estate Says It Never Threatened Apollonia Over Name Trademark, Therefore Lawsuit Must Be Dropped

Last month, Patty A. Kotero — the performer known as Apollonia for more than four decades — filed a lawsuit against the Prince estate, believing they were trying to take her trademark name. A day later, the estate responded that her suit was unwarranted. Now, the Prince estate is asking for the lawsuit to be dismissed because of the “improperly filed” suit over “hypothetical threats.”