YouTuber Roman Atwood Reveals He's Being Sued Over His 'Smile More' Brand
By Allison CacichJul. 25 2019, Updated 12:59 p.m. ET
Almost two months after Roman Atwood’s mom died in a tragic accident while on holiday along with his circle of relatives, the YouTuber revealed that his trade, Smile More, is once again embroiled in a lawsuit.
The 36-year-old, who first turned into well-liked for his prank videos on the social media platform before transitioning to extra kid-friendly content material, offers a couple of information about the legal state of affairs in his latest vlog, including that this isn’t the first time the logo has been targeted.
Why is Roman Atwood getting sued?
Though he didn’t expose who filed the lawsuit, the father of three explains that the dispute is over his use of the phrase "Smile More" on products reminiscent of T-shirts, telephone instances, water bottles, and hats — which he sells in an online store.
After successfully winning a similar lawsuit that previously dragged on for three-to-four years, Roman shared with his 15.3 million subscribers that the corporate is facing extra problems as a result of its catchphrase.
According to public records, the industry filed to trademark "Smile More" with "a line underneath the words, starting and connecting from under the 'S' to finishing and connecting under the 'O'" on Oct. 30, 2018.
"I kind of regret not telling you guys when we were in the last [lawsuit]," Roman admits in his most up-to-date video, which used to be uploaded on July 23. "It was a lot of stress involved and I always hid it… I’ve never sued anyone in my life, and now we have to, as a business, protect our brand and countersue. It’s just nutty."
But given how the first lawsuit became out, Roman's feeling confident going into Round 2. "Feeling incredibly good about it," the Ohio resident says. "Feel like we’re in a very good place. I’m not as scared as I was last time."
Roman is still mourning the dying of his mother Susan.
On May 30, the comic announced on Twitter that his mom, Susan Anne Christman, passed on to the great beyond swiftly after falling off a scooter and hitting her head.
"She immediately lost all vitals. No heart rate and her breathing stopped," Roman wrote at the time. "Please pray for my family and especially for my father. I've never been more in shock in my life. I'm numb and in complete disbelief. My heart is so heavy. We are all broken over here. Mom was everything to us."
A couple of weeks later, he shared that his tribe used to be slowly beginning to heal from the loss they continued.
"It has not been that easy mentally to pick up the camera and just have fun," Roman advised Twitter fans on July 20. "Today I’m very proud of the whole family for making a good old fashion vlog. Like before :) I know that sounds silly but it’s true. Feels good! Thank you for everything."
The prankster to start with broke his social media silence to offer his dad some love on Father’s Day. "A very hard month with the strongest man I know," Roman captioned a photo of the duo.
We hope this lawsuit won’t stay the Atwoods from smiling. (More.)
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