Victoria Beckham’s Olive Branch: Brooklyn Trademark Handed Back
Victoria Beckham has reportedly moved to transfer the trademark on Brooklyn Beckham's name to him, ahead of its expiry in December 2026. The gesture follows a seven-page statement in January in which Brooklyn accused his parents of trying to bribe him over the rights.
Victoria Beckham has reportedly offered an olive branch to her estranged son Brooklyn Beckham, moving to transfer the trademark on his name back to him ahead of its expiry in December 2026. The gesture comes after months of near silence between the couple and their eldest son.
An unnamed source said Victoria and her husband David hope the move will help mend the relationship. The source described it as a possible path toward reconciliation.
What the trademark covers
According to documents lodged with the UK's Intellectual Property Office in December 2016, Victoria took out the trademark in her son's name. She also solely owned trademarks on the names of her other three children, Cruz, Romeo and Harper.
The original filing covered classes of goods including cosmetics and aftershaves, clothes, shoes, sportswear, hats, toys, TV shows and music. It expires this December, which would leave Brooklyn free to renew it himself through his own legal team.
A source's account
The source said Victoria and David Beckham first registered the trademarks to protect their children's brands while they were young. Victoria has reportedly completed the paperwork so that each of the three boys will legally own his name.
“Now each of the boys is an adult with their own careers and businesses, the trademarks will transfer to them next month at the point of renewal,” the source said.
The source added: “This wasn’t simply a passive renewal though; Victoria actively sought to ensure the smooth handing over of trademarks as soon as she received the documentation requests.”
The January statement
The family has barely spoken since January. That month Brooklyn, now 27, published a seven-page statement on Instagram airing the rift and pointing to a trademark issue over his own name.
He claimed his parents “attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my wife, and our future children”. He said they wanted his signature before his wedding to Nicola Peltz.
“They were adamant on me signing before my wedding date because when the terms of the deal would be initiated,” he claimed. “My holdout affected the payday, and they have never treated me the same since.”
The statement went further. Brooklyn also addressed rumours about Victoria pulling out of designing Nicola's wedding dress and drama at the wedding. He claimed Nicola “controls” him and that most of his family's interactions are highly orchestrated for publicity.
Since then, he has had little to no contact with any family members. He appears to have turned down every earlier chance at a reconciliation.
The trademark is due to move to the three sons next month, at the point of renewal.
