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- Kanye West's law firm filed 26 requests with a Californian court to trademark the term "YEWS."
- The applicant is seeking exclusive rights to the term in sectors like finance and fashion.
- Its similarity to the word "Jews" will likely cause controversy given the rapper's past antisemitic comments.
Kanye West, now known as Ye, is seemingly trying to secure trademark rights for the use of the term "YEWS" across a range of sectors.
Twenty-six filings were made in California on October 2 to the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to trademark the term.
Though Ye is not directly named, the court documents list the company Ox Paha Inc., which shares the same address as the rapper's LA office, as the applicant.