Overview

• The band filed a U.S. federal trademark lawsuit accusing Temu of marketing and selling counterfeit Twenty One Pilots goods.
• Court exhibits feature dozens of screenshots and side-by-side comparisons, including an official $35 shirt next to a near-identical Temu listing at $7.54.
• The filing seeks a permanent injunction, a recall of alleged counterfeit items, and statutory damages potentially up to $2 million per counterfeit trademark category.
• Beyond intellectual property claims, the suit alleges Temu has offered products linked to toxic lead, forced labour, ties to the Chinese state, and violent or homophobic imagery.
• Temu had not responded to requests for comment at the time of reporting, and the action follows recent pressure including the MF Doom estate’s lawsuit and a Nebraska complaint about the platform.