# Chris Harrison's New Show Sparks Legal Clash

> Chris Harrison's dating show 'The Vow' faces legal battle with 'Bachelor' producers over trademarked rose imagery.
- Title: Chris Harrison's New Show Sparks Legal Clash · Cosmopolitan
- Summary: Chris Harrison's dating show 'The Vow' faces legal battle with 'Bachelor' producers over trademarked rose imagery. Fox Nation's 'The Vow' trailer uses rose…
- Keywords: chris harrison, the vow, fox nation, bachelor franchise, warner bros television, cease and desist, rose petals, fair use, Chris, Harrison's, Show, Sparks
- Source: Cosmopolitan — https://cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a73994341/bachelor-producers-chris-harrison-show-drama
- Author: Samantha Olson
- Published: 2026-10-02T15:42:31+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: chris harrison, the vow, fox nation, bachelor franchise, warner bros television, cease and desist, rose petals, fair use
## New Dating Show Trailer
Chris Harrison debuted a trailer for his Fox Nation dating show The Vow featuring roses and similar branding to his previous franchise.
## Producers Issue Cease and Desist
Warner Brothers Television sent Fox Nation a cease-and-desist letter in September claiming The Vow was a direct copy of The Bachelor.
## Fox Nation's Fair Use Defense
Fox Nation argued falling roses are a common romance trope and The Vow's trailer qualifies as fair use under copyright law.
## Legal Dispute Details
The letter claims red roses are a central symbol of the franchise and The Vow's trailer directly copies promotional materials.

> Red roses are, of course, one of the central and instantly recognizable symbols of the Franchise, and this image from the Series teaser is plainly a direct copy of numerous Franchise promotional materials
## Fox Nation's Counterargument
Fox Nation responded that falling roses are scènes à faire and Warner Bros. cannot claim ownership of romance tropes.
## Legal Battle Continues
Fox Nation claims The Vow's trailer parodies dating shows and Warner Bros. should drop its legal claims.

> The Vow exhorts its participants and viewers to 'Choose Love.' We trust Warner Bros. will do the same and drop its pursuit of these meritless claims.
## Key takeaway

Fox Nation's 'The Vow' trailer uses rose motifs similar to 'The Bachelor' franchise, prompting Warner Bros. Television to send a cease-and-desist letter.