Mariah Carey
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 15: Mariah Carey performs onstage during her "All I Want For Christmas Is You" tour at Madison Square Garden on December 15, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for MC) Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for MC

KEY POINTS

  • Mariah Carey was blocked from trademarking the titles "Queen of Christmas," "QOC" and "Princess of Christmas"
  • Elizabeth Chan and Darlene Love objected to Carey's trademark filing
  • Chan said she wanted to "protect and save Christmas" because it isn't about a single person

Mariah Carey's attempt to trademark the title "Queen of Christmas" has been denied.

The U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruled against the "All I Want for Christmas Is You" singer's legal attempt to trademark the name "Queen of Christmas" on Tuesday, Page Six reported.

The board also decided that Carey, 52, can't trademark the titles "QOC" and "Princess of Christmas" as well.

Carey attempted to trademark the Queen of Christmas title via her company, called Lotion, to use on a line of merchandise, including albums, fragrances, pet accessories, sunglasses and more.

Following the rejection, other artists can continue to use the regal holiday monikers, which have also been associated with singer Elizabeth Chan, who claims that she's "the world's only full-time pop Christmas recording artist."

Chan has put out 12 albums of Christmas music to date and uses the title "Princess of Christmas" for her daughter, Noelle, 5, with whom she has collaborated.

Chan filed an opposition to Carey's trademark attempt earlier this year. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" crooner Darlene Love and other artists also objected to Carey's trademark filing.

"This was a classic case of trademark bullying. We are pleased with the victory, and delighted that we were able to help Elizabeth fight back against Carey's overreaching trademark registrations," attorney Louis Tompros of Wilmer Hale, who represented Chan, said in a statement obtained by Page Six.

Following the board's ruling, the "A Christmas Song" hitmaker expressed her joy through tears.

"I did this to protect and save Christmas. Christmas isn't about one single person — it's about everybody," Chan told Page Six.

Chan explained that she has dedicated her life to understanding how special the holiday is. She also admitted that it wasn't easy standing up against the Songbird Supreme.

"Christmas is a season of giving, not the season of taking, and it is wrong for an individual to attempt to own and monopolize a nickname like Queen of Christmas for the purposes of abject materialism," Chan further said in a statement to the outlet.

She also said in a press release: "As an independent artist and small business owner, my life's work is to bring people together for the holiday season, which is how I came to be called the Queen of Christmas. I wear that title as a badge of honor and with full knowledge that it will be — and should be — bestowed on others in the future. My goal in taking on this fight was to stand up to trademark bullying not just to protect myself, but also to protect future Queens of Christmas."

Chan recently released her latest album, "12 Months of Christmas," and her new single, "Merry Merry."

A rep for Carey did not immediately respond to requests for comments, according to Page Six.

In this photo taken on December 17, 2019, US singer Mariah Carey participates in the ceremonial lighting of the Empire State Building in celebration of the 25th anniversary of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" in New York City
In this photo taken on December 17, 2019, US singer Mariah Carey participates in the ceremonial lighting of the Empire State Building in celebration of the 25th anniversary of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" in New York City AFP / Dia DIPASUPIL