Logan Paul has finally shared his thoughts about the lawsuit filed by Mark Anthony International, the distributor of Lionel Messi’s Prime Hydration competitor, Mas+ by Messi. Shortly after Mas+ by Messi launched in June, fans of KSI and Logan Paul immediately began to notice the similarity between the two sports drinks and called the product a “ripoff.” On October 8, 2024, Messi’s drink company, Mark Anthony Internation, filed a lawsuit against Prime Hydration to get a court order confirming that they haven’t violated Prime’s design trademarks.
In the filing, Mark Anthony says the design is different enough so customers won’t have any issues confusing the two products. They also claim that the marketing from each company’s respective influencers sets the brands apart from each other. Logan and KSI have been quiet since the lawsuit dropped, but finally shared their thoughts in an episode of Impaulsive on Wednesday, October 23.
“[Messi] is somehow suing us for copying us. How is that possible?” Logan said. “We haven’t officially accused him of infringing on our trademark, but there have been conversations that I cannot speak much on.
But they ultimately decided that instead of reaching a resolution behind the scenes, they’d rather bring it to the court.” He went on to explain that people have tagged Prime, Logan, and KSI in posts on Instagram thinking Mas+ by Messi is Prime. “Or, a Messi version of Prime just like we sponsor our athletes.
They thin.