Mariah Carey Not the Only 'Queen of Christmas' After Her Bid to Trademark the Name Was Rejected

Mariah Carey will not get the rights on the phrase "Queen of Christmas" after losing in a trademark battle. According to reports, the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board rejected the singer's attempt to get exclusive rights to the phrases "Queen of Christmas," "Princess Christmas," and "QOC" on Tuesday.

TMZ reported that the "All I Want for Christmas is You" singer applied for the trademarks in March 2021, but it faced some backlash. In August, Elizabeth Chan, a Christmas and holiday music recording artist, has filed an opposition to block Carey's trademark attempt.

Chan argued that no one should "monopolize" the word "Christmas." In her filing, Carey said she intended to use the phrase for fragrances, lotions, nail polish, jewelry, chocolate milk, coconut water, cups, and mugs. The 53-year-old pop diva also planned to use it on ornaments, masks, lingerie, sweatshirts, toys, and dog clothing.

In a press release, the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board said the decision means that the phrase can be used by Chan, who claimed she is the "world's only full-time pop Christmas recording artist."

Carey could also have grounds to ask media outlets and radio stations to cease and desist from dubbing anyone else the "Queen of Christmas if her trademark filing had prevailed.

Mariah Carey vs. Elizabeth Chan Trademark Battle

According to Page Six, Elizabeth Chan has released 12 albums of Christmas music to date. She has also used the title "Princess of Christmas" as a nickname for her five-year-old daughter and sometimes collaborator, Noelle.

Singer Darlene Love, also objected to Mariah Carey's move to trademark the "Queen of Christmas" phrase via her company, Lotion LLC. Chan's lawyer Louis Tompros Louis Tompros said in a statement that "this was a classic case of trademark bullying."

Tompros added that they were pleased that the court sided with them and "delighted that we were able to help Elizabeth fight back against Carey's overreaching trademark registrations."

Chan told Page Six that she filed the case against Carey to "protect and save Christmas." She noted that Christmas is not about a single person but "about everybody."

Chan added in a statement of the victory that "Christmas is a season of giving, not the season of taking, and it is wrong for an individual to attempt to own and monopolize a nickname like 'Queen of Christmas' for the purposes of abject materialism."

Love also had something to say on the attempt to trademark the title. In a Facebook post in August, the "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" singer claimed that David Letterman officially declared her "the Queen of Christmas 29 years ago."

She noted that it was a year before Mariah Carey released the "All I Want for Christmas Is You" song. She added that "if Mariah has a problem," she can call Letterman or her lawyer.

"At 81 years of age, I'm NOT changing anything... I've been in the business for 52 years, have earned it, and can still hit those notes!" Love noted.

'All I Want for Christmas Is You' of Mariah Carey

In December last year, the "All I Want For Christmas Is You" has reached the one-billion-streams threshold on Spotify. The Christmas classic also topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a third consecutive year. According to Billboard, Mariah Carey is the first artist to land the same song at No. 1 on the chart three separate times.

The popular tune was first released in 1994 and has sustained its commercial success decades later. Mariah Carey wrote the song herself to bring a classic message of hope and joy during the Christmas season.

More than 25 years after its debut, the song has reportedly graduated from a platinum hit to diamond status, which is a rare occurrence. It is the sole holiday song obtaining that status.

Quartz reported that the Christmas song streamed hundreds of millions of times each year and has earned the singer more than $60 million in royalties.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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