possible group buy on these customs

STANK1000 · 06-23-2005, 10:53 AM

i designed these chipcos for a friend but he wanted me to see if there would be any interest in a small group buy to help cover his set up fees.
i still have to find out for sure on the copyright of the diamonds, but have been told that the diamonds alone are not trademarked. i figure they would roughly cost around $1 a piece, unless there is enough interest to order around 10,000. let me know if anyone may have some interest in these.

whitepotatoe · #11 (**permalink**) 06-24-2005, 11:14 AM

I am pretty sure USX is no longer; Marathon and US Steel are now separate. US Steel just uses USS as its symbol. I don't think the hypocycloids are trademarked.

You can do a free trademark search here if you like.

http://www.mycorporation.com/tradema...linesearch.htm

Kalimba · #12 (**permalink**) 06-24-2005, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by whitepotatoe

I am pretty sure USX is no longer; Marathon and US Steel are now separate. US Steel just uses USS as its symbol. I don't think the hypocycloids are trademarked.

You can do a free trademark search here if you like.

http://www.mycorporation.com/tradema...linesearch.htm

That site is a good resource, must bookmark it. Anyway... I did a search for "steeler" and got hits for many active marks, including the three hypocycloids in the configuration shown on the chips. The artwork shown was entirely in B&W, so there may or may not be an issue...

Understand that I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade here. I'm just playing the devil's advocate.

Whether anyone feels that their design "should" be OK to print on a chip is irrelevant. Ultimately, it is the chip manufacturer who must look at the artwork and decide whether they feel the design infringes on a trademark. We just saw this recently with the Pharaoh's when a Paulson employee thought the scarab in one of the designs was the same one used on an older Journey album.

whitepotatoe · #13 (**permalink**) 06-24-2005, 02:00 PM

If I was a chip manufacturer I would not want to be infringing on any trademarks, so I would be being cautious too. You really can't blame them, as one lawsuit could ruin their business.

Coleman · #14 (**permalink**) 06-24-2005, 02:47 PM

Isn't "Steel City" going to be protected by the folks who made the 22g coin chips? Maybe not, but it's worth checking.

docsavage13 · #15 (**permalink**) 06-25-2005, 09:36 AM

Those would be a great addition to my table