There are about 140 Star Trek-related trademarks listed in the federal database, although some are inactive. There are about 4,800 registered copyrights. Yes, I actually did a search.
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There are about 140 Star Trek-related trademarks listed in the federal database, although some are inactive. There are about 4,800 registered copyrights. Yes, I actually did a search.
There are about 140 Star Trek-related trademarks listed in the federal database, although some are inactive. There are about 4,800 registered copyrights. Yes, I actually did a search.
How many of those are regarding the vessels themselves - I believe the models for the show were trademarked as "toys"
There are about 140 Star Trek-related trademarks listed in the federal database, although some are inactive. There are about 4,800 registered copyrights. Yes, I actually did a search.
How many of those are regarding the vessels themselves - I believe the models for the show were trademarked as "toys"
I don't have an exact breakdown. But many of the trademarks are for toys and ancillary merchandise. For example, I just looked at one trademark that specifically applies to Star Trek-themed Pez dispensers.
I stand with CBS group has been formed on the Facebooks.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/208486692826321/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/208486692826321/
If true thats great news, I will begin work on the Enterprise tomorrow and I expect her to be ready to pick you all up for a spin in a bout 229 years or so
Do it
For legal purposes, however, a parody has to serve as a form of criticism or comment on the original material. You can't use the form of someone's work to make an unrelated social satire. With Weird Al, for example, Amish Paradise and Smells Like Nirvana would likely qualify, but Like a Surgeon and Eat It wouldn't.
Weird Al also gets express permission from an artist before releasing a parody on a commercial album.
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Somebody has already done that
I have a trademark myself, so I know a little about this. Yes, it's mostly for merchandising. You have to file a specific trademark on a name as it relates to a class of goods or service. "Star Trek" as a trademark needs separate trademarks on books vs. toys vs. posters vs. mugs. You also have to prove you're using the name in commerce. It's a use-it-or-lose-it proposition. Once it's fully active, nobody else can use the name for that kind of item.
I see so many T-shirts out there related to Star Trek, for instance, I seriously doubt all of it is licensed merchandise. Then you have more low-volume or hand-crafted things on Etsy that blur the line between what is merch and what's a handicraft.
Take this glass for instance.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/242041375/star-trek-etched-glasses-next-generation?ref=market
Most licensed merchandise would probably want to offset itself from the bootlegs by throwing some verbiage on the page somewhere, so when I don't see any, like here, it's probably not legit.
Nick Cook started a great Facebook group also about a year or so ago called "Starbase One" where fan films can be discussed in a calm and civil matter minus the usual trolling, agenda-motivated commenting and bickering that seems to fly here and get censored on fan films main FB pages. There are the occasional wingnuts who post stuff that has nothing to do with fan films, but it's a great resource and an entirely pleasant page to read and belong to. Highly recommend.
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