As Disney starts to build momentum for the live-action remake of its animated classic The Lion King, it’s facing backlash over its trademark of the Swahili phrase ...

Disney applied for the Hakuna Matata trademark in 1994, the same year as its classic film and the iconic song The Lion King released in theaters. The main purpose of the trademark was to protect ...

Disney is under pressure to reconsider its trademark on Lion King phrase Hakuna Matata. The corporation has begun to build up the hype for the highly anticipated live-action remake of its classic Lion ...

Disney’s 2019 remake of the 1994 The Lion King, the musical animation, is set for theatre release on July 19, 2019. For those who have listened to one of the animation’s soundtracks featuring Beyonce ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The phrase "Hakuna Matata," which was popularized by Disney's The Lion ...

A petition calling for Disney to release its trademark on the words “Hakuna Matata” has attracted more than 35,000 signatures from people calling it cultural appropriation of the Swahili language. The ...

Disney is facing backlash over its trademark on the Swahili phrase “Hakuna Matata”. The term, which first appeared in Disney’s 1994 film The Lion King, is commonly used in eastern and southern Africa.

Los Angeles, Dec 23 (PTI) Disney is facing backlash over its trademark on the Swahili phrase “Hakuna Matata”. The term, which appeared in Disney’s 1994 film “The Lion King”, is commonly used in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Lion King song is the subject of a trademark dispute Disney has trademarked “Hakuna Matata” and people are not happy. The ...