So, there’s been questions whether a band that calls itself Metallica is the same one as such a band that existed many years before. Well, let’s see if we can find their trademark registration.
20180823/DuckDuckGo metallica trademark registration history
Ah ha, there are many companies using the same trademark registration, but in disparate industries.
“floor mats for vehicles and SUV mats”
20180823/https://www.trademarkia.com/metallica-76347464.html
“Headphones; magnets; mousepads; switchplates; video games; downloadable ring tones, music, and electronic games via the Internet and wireless devices; and downloadable audio files in the field of music”
20180823/https://trademarks.justia.com/779/81/metallica-77981863.html
This is a really interesting article that I found about copyrights on tatoos. The laws are ambiguous as to the ownership of the tatoos, but one thing is clear is that if there are questions, they should be asked before the ink dries. Well, before the tatoo is applied.
20180823/https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/before-the-ink-dries-copyright-law-tattoos
Oh, so is this the right trademark of that band?
20180823/DuckDuckGo metallica band trademark registration history
20180823/https://www.knijff.com/markmatters/heavy_metal_trademarks/
So it looks like they are filing suits against other Metallica trademarks, but not all of them. It was safety gloves for that time.
20180823/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica
“Cheap knockoff” bands have Metallica’s seal of approval, so long as they dub themselves as “tribute” bands. After all, that’s how Metallica got started. Unfortunately, Metallica found out that they had an overzealous lawyer that sent a cease-and-desist letter without consulting them or their management first. Their response was a quick rescind of that letter, and they’ve sent their attorney away for “permanently ice fishing in Alaska.”
20180823/https://www.loudersound.com/news/metallica-back-tribute-act-faced-with-legal-threat