Banksy May Lose Trademark After Court Rules Greeting Card Company Can Sell His Work

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Banksy’s anonymity is working against him and his trademark is “at risk” after the elusive street artist lost a legal battle with a greeting card company over use of his artwork

Flower ThrowerFull Colour Black argued they should be able to use the image because Banksy can’t be identified as the owner of the trademark.for an EU trademark through his representatives, Pest Control Office, in 2014, but the trademark was overturned this week by the European Union Intellectual Property Office because Banksy couldn’t be identified as the owner of the work.

“Banksy has chosen to remain anonymous and, for the most part, to paint graffiti on other people’s property without their permission, rather than to paint it on canvases or his own property,” the EUIPO said, according to the“A greetings card company is contesting the trademark I hold to my art and attempting to take custody of my name so they can sell their fake Banksy merchandise legally,” Banksy said in a statement“If there was no intention to use [it] then the [trade]mark is invalid, and...

 

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Banksy It’s theft. They’ve not had permission from the artist to commercially use his works. THEFT!!!

It’s about time the copyright laws are reviewed & revised for this century!

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I guess when you make art on property that is not yours it makes it kinda hard to claim it as your property.

Interesting

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Banksy May Lose Trademark After Court Rules Greeting Card Company Can Sell His WorkThe company argued they should be able to use Banksy’s images because his anonymity prevents him from being identified as their owner. Can you say Civil Litigation? He's really the Steve Jobs of graffiti. That greeting card company definitely doesn’t understand Banksy’s raison d'être.
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