Kardashians' Trademark Lawsuit Against Blac Chyna Is a 'Shock,' Says Lawyer

Kardashians' Trademark Lawsuit Against Blac Chyna Is a 'Shock,' Says Lawyer
BY NATALIE STONE•@NATALIE_J_STONE

UPDATED DECEMBER 8, 2016 AT 8:52AM EST

After Chyna (real name Angela Renée White), 28, filed to legally trademark her name as “Angela Renée Kardashian” to use while working in entertainment and on her social media, the sisters’ — Kim, Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian — companies opposed the request. In response to the  suitopposition, Chyna’s lawyer Walter Mosley exclusively tells PEOPLE that of the “many trademarks” he’s filed for her, “this is the first one that’s ever been opposed.”

“The Kardashians, like Angela and my other clients are very protective of our marks, I think for us this is going to be a clear case win, because it’s actually her name, it’s not a poaching. I would hope that this is just a junior lawyer’s error, who’s just responding to everything and not really looking at who it’s from or why it was filed. There’s a softer side of this where Angela has to have a conversation with her family. But until I hear otherwise, I’m just going to proceed as I normally would with a lawsuit. I have 40 days to respond,” Mosley tells PEOPLE of the