Bono's Wife and McCartney's Daughter in "Nude" Fight

     Music News -  From the UK; Bono's wife is suing Paul McCartney's daughter!  Yes, Ali Hewson and Stella McCartney will face off in British court, or at least their companies will. Hewson, who owns Nude Skincare, has a problem with the new fragrance released by Stella McCartney called Stella Nude.

As a result Mrs Bono and her business partner, Bryan Meehan have filed a lawsuit against Stella and her company claiming the use of the word 'nude' in the name of McCartney's fragrance is trademark infringement, saying they own the rights to the word in relation to skin care!

UK's The Daily Mail reported: "Nude Skincare is suing for compensation, not because of anything to do with the scent of the perfume but because of branding and the use of the word 'nude'. Stella isn't likely to make any changes now because the fragrance is coming out in September and nudity is a big part of the perfume's look. The bottle, for example, is a nude colour".   Gary Johnston, a trademark specialist at Mathys & Squire in the UK said: "Nude Brands are in the driving seat given that they own the NUDE brand in the EU for perfumery. Stella Nude is clearly a brand on the run.”

The case is scheduled to go before the court in London later this year.  We thought you'd want to know.

UPDATE 8/20/09 - Judge rejects bid to stop Stella perfume launch, see report.