FKA Twigs (Tahliah Barnett) has won the first round of a trademark dispute with indie band The Twigs, after a US judge ruled the group had forfeited its right to sue over years of inaction. The decision matters because it removes the immediate threat to FKA Twigs' stage name, though the wider legal battle between the two parties is not yet over, as the singer's own trademark claims against the sisters remain pending.

US District Judge Jed S. Rakoff dismissed the infringement claims brought in May by twin sisters Laura and Linda Good, who first sued FKA Twigs in 2014 over their trademark "The Twigs", owned since 1996, before dropping the case. He ruled their renewed 2026 claims were "time-barred" under the doctrine of laches, noting the sisters knew of the alleged infringement since at least 2014 yet waited a decade to act, and rejected their argument that Barnett had intentionally caused confusion. Still outstanding is FKA Twigs' separate bid to stop the sisters interfering with her own "FKA Twigs" trademark application, which the judge said requires further evidence before he can rule.