▁the ▁exclusive ▁right ▁to ▁tour ▁as ▁" The ▁Plat ters " ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁Re ed . ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁r ul ings ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁gave ▁Ben nett ▁the ▁common ▁law ▁right ▁to ▁the ▁name . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁case ▁leg ally ▁res c ind ed ▁Re ed ' s ▁exclusive ▁tra dem ark ▁rights , ▁and ▁the ▁tra dem ark ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Five ▁Plat ters , ▁Inc . ▁and ▁Ben nett . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Ben nett ▁sold ▁her ▁corpor ate ▁Plat ters - related ▁assets ▁and ▁intellectual ▁property ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁Las ▁Veg as - based ▁company ▁G . E . M . ▁Group , ▁Inc . ▁But ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁immediate ▁disag re ement ▁between ▁Ben nett ▁and ▁G . E . M ., ▁which ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁to ▁att ain ▁certain ▁corpor ate ▁assets , ▁Ben nett ' s ▁personal ▁property ▁and ▁the ▁assets ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁Plat ters . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁G . E . M . ▁entered ▁into ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁Son ny ▁Turner , ▁who ' d ▁been ▁the ▁lead ▁singer ▁of ▁the ▁Plat ters ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁Turner ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁bill ▁himself ▁as ▁" The ▁Plat ters " ▁since ▁ 1