Jeremy Clarkson has responded to a YouTuber who threatened him with legal action after his company trademarked the phrase 'I did a thing'.
The Australian YouTuber Alex Apollonov took to Twitter with fury yesterday (27 January) after discovering Clarkson's move, since the name of his YouTube channel is also 'I did a thing'.
On 12 October 2021, the Clarkson's Farm host's company trademarked the phrase and Apollonov was worried it may affect his business.
Apollonov wrote on Twitter: "My cousin’s girlfriend’s sister is a lawyer and she is pretty good. You better watch out."
The YouTuber had also told Clarkson to 'get f***ed'.
Clarkson responded: "If you must know, I had no knowledge of this trade mark thing. No idea where the idea came from."
The government's Intellectual Property Office records do confirm an application had been submitted to trademark the phrase on 12 October 2021.
The company was registered as Curdle Hill Farm Ltd, and Clarkson is its registered co-director alongside his wife Lisa Bentinck.
A source told The Sun that Clarkson had made the move as he planned to release official merchandise after popularising the motto on his Amazon Prime Video show.
The information about the trademark application states it was filed under classes 1, 16, 21, and 25.
These classes would cover products including book covers, mugs, shirts and jumpers, according to Metro.
The application was followed by another application on 18 January 2022 to trademark the phrase: 'I am a f***er.'
Apollonov told Metro that he would be taking appropriate legal actions to deal with the situation if Clarkson's 'I did a thing' trademark were to affect his channel in any way.
He also said he would consider trademarking Jeremy Clarkson's name in Australia to print images of the British celebrity's face all over his own merchandise.
Apollonov has over 2.6 million subscribers on the video sharing platform and teased a screenshot appearing to purchase the aforementioned ‘Jeremy Clarkson’ trademark for shoes, hats and shirts at a cost of AU $640 (£300).
He said: "But as far as I’m aware it shouldn’t affect me"
He also told Metro he found it ridiculous that Clarkson wanted to trademark a phrase people had been using 'forever'.
The eventual outcome of the whole scenario is yet to be confirmed.
Charlie Metcalfe