Did Prince ever copyright the symbol?

paolo said:

paolo said:

Did Prince ever copyright the symbol?

The symbol was not registered, as far as I am aware, for copyright purposes, but rather protected following applcations for registration as a trademark:

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#c...atusSearch

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#c...atusSearch

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#c...atusSearch

langebleu said:

paolo said:

Did Prince ever copyright the symbol?

The symbol was not registered, as far as I am aware, for copyright purposes, but rather protected following applcations for registration as a trademark:

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#c...atusSearch

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#c...atusSearch

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#c...atusSearch

Actually The Love Symbol IS Trademarked

For so long as it remains in use by Prince and the Estate the trademark remains affective

however policing it is another matter all together.

http://www2.trusttreetrad...ark-legacy

There is a thread on the Org dedicated to official use and all the violations

http://prince.org/msg/7/440094

Lovejunky said:

langebleu said:

The symbol was not registered, as far as I am aware, for copyright purposes, but rather protected following applcations for registration as a trademark:

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#c...atusSearch

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#c...atusSearch

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#c...atusSearch

Actually The Love Symbol IS Trademarked

For so long as it remains in use by Prince and the Estate the trademark remains affective

however policing it is another matter all together.

http://www2.trusttreetrad...ark-legacy

There is a thread on the Org dedicated to official use and all the violations

http://prince.org/msg/7/440094

Yes, I know it's trademarked - that's what I said - applications had been made to register the mark successfully for trading purposes (and the links supplied showed those applications).

I said that it had not been registered as copyrighted.

(Difference between copyright and trademark: https://lawmart.com/copyr...vs-patent/)

langebleu said:

Lovejunky said:

Actually The Love Symbol IS Trademarked

For so long as it remains in use by Prince and the Estate the trademark remains affective

however policing it is another matter all together.

http://www2.trusttreetrad...ark-legacy

There is a thread on the Org dedicated to official use and all the violations

http://prince.org/msg/7/440094

Yes, I know it's trademarked - that's what I said - applications had been made to register the mark successfully for trading purposes (and the links supplied showed those applications).

I said that it had not been registered as copyrighted.

(Difference between copyright and trademark: https://lawmart.com/copyr...vs-patent/)

So you did...

langebleu said:

^ Again - that is precisely what I said.

langebleu said:

paolo said:

Did Prince ever copyright the symbol?

The symbol was not registered, as far as I am aware, for copyright purposes, but rather protected following applcations for registration as a trademark:

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#c...atusSearch

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#c...atusSearch

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#c...atusSearch

According to this article, it was copyrighted in 1991:
https://web.archive.org/web/20160424120727/http://www.citypages.com:80/news/the-people-formerly-known-as-fans-6710648

This link clearly says it was registered, USPRO and that it was renewed in 2004:

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=%C2%A01849644&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch

[Edited 7/12/17 16:09pm]

laytonian said:

According to this article, it was copyrighted in 1991:

https://web.archive.org/web/20160424120727/http://www.citypages.com:80/news/the-people-formerly-known-as-fans-6710648

Thanks - this is the search result for the 1991 application confirming copyright registration at the Government Copyright Office, and as referred to in the City Pages article you have identified:

http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=22&ti=1,22&Search%5FArg=Love%20Symbol%20%232&Search%5FCode=FT%2A&CNT=25&PID=VlOvMipLnHSbtYzk661Q9pUzxAz&SEQ=20170713020501&SID=2

Much appreciated.

laytonian said:

langebleu said:

The symbol was not registered, as far as I am aware, for copyright purposes, but rather protected following applcations for registration as a trademark:

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#c...atusSearch

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#c...atusSearch

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#c...atusSearch

This link clearly says it was registered, USPRO and that it was renewed in 2004:

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=%C2%A01849644&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch

(That is a registration for trademark as opposed to copyright).

You'd think they had some sort of approval from the estate to sell these?

I very much doubt they have Estate approval.

langebleu said:

I very much doubt they have Estate approval.

Prince SYmbol is like a runaway Train...

I doubt very much that use of it will be able to be policed.

At this stage it would take millions of dollars and probably as many hours to find ...

Its become Public Property ...just like the Christian Cross or the OM SIgn....

Lovejunky said:

langebleu said:

I very much doubt they have Estate approval.

Prince SYmbol is like a runaway Train...

I doubt very much that use of it will be able to be policed.

At this stage it would take millions of dollars and probably as many hours to find ...

Its become Public Property ...just like the Christian Cross or the OM SIgn....

Does this means that from now on, I have to cross myself by making a circle gesture around my head, a spiral on my nipple and ending by emphasizing my crotch?

bonatoc said:

Lovejunky said:

Prince SYmbol is like a runaway Train...

I doubt very much that use of it will be able to be policed.

At this stage it would take millions of dollars and probably as many hours to find ...

Its become Public Property ...just like the Christian Cross or the OM SIgn....

..... and ending by emphasizing my crotch?

That's public, not pubic, property

langebleu said:

bonatoc said:

..... and ending by emphasizing my crotch?

That's public, not pubic, property