Story: Timbuk2 develops a new line of messenger bags that features fabric made of recycled material (engineered by RootPhi). Some of the fabric contains a symbol that Target lawyers say is their logo. Target lawyers cease and desist Timbuk2.
Thing is, the trademarked Target logo is a roundel, commonly used around the world (easily recognized in [...]
Posted October 18, 2007 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Books, Movies, Music, Planes, Trains, & Automobiles. Tags: cease and desist, copyfight, roundel, symbols, target, Timbuk2, trademark. Be the first one.
Iain Anderson’s animated film, Aiport, shows even the most pedestrian of designs come to life with a bit of creativity.
Elsewhere, a post at Copyfight, suggests that the availability of those symbols — their freedom from copyright and trademark restrictions — was a key factor in spurring their broad adoption, creating both the culture and the [...]
Posted April 21, 2006 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Photoblog, Travel. Tags: aiga, airport, airport symbols, culture, Iain Anderson, icons, symbols, Travel. 2 Comments.
