Rudolph Isley Sues Brother Ronald Over Rights to ‘The Isley Brothers’ Trademark

There’s a household battle brewing amongst The Isley Brothers … with Rudolph Isley accusing his youthful brother Ronald Isley of going behind his again and probably chopping him out of a ton of cash.

According to a brand new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Rudolph is suing Ronald over the rights to “The Isley Brothers” trademark … he says Ronald utilized and received approval for the trademark in his personal identify and is taking all of the earnings.

Rudolph says he and Ronald are supposed to cut up all earnings from the band 50/50 … claiming they’ve every had 50% possession within the band since their brother O’Kelly died means again in 1986 … however Rudolph claims Ronald just lately went rogue.

In the docs, Rudolph claims Ronald utilized for and was granted the unique rights to “The Isley Brothers” to be used on “visual recordings and audiovisual recordings featuring music and animation” again in August … however Rudolph says Ronald wants his approval to minimize such a deal.

Rudolph says Ronald utilized to put the trademark in his identify in November 2021 … however Rudolph claims they beforehand cut up all of the earnings for some large transactions, together with a multi-million greenback publishing deal … and now he needs the decide to order an accounting to see simply how a lot cash Ronald’s been raking in because the change.

What’s extra, Rudolph needs the courtroom to step in and declare “The Isley Brother” trademark is collectively owned by him and his brother … and he needs Ronald to cough up half of any cash he is been making off their band’s good identify since getting the trademark.