Jeg har egentlig aldri likt de sminkede mennene i leggings, men denne kampanjen gjør absolutt KISS-bassist og sanger Gene Simmons omtrent like populær som Metallicas Lars Ulrich gjorde med Napster og MP3, selv om Simmons går enda lenger. I følge Hollywood Reporter han bare prøver Registrer et varemerke for pommes frites-gaffelen. Han vil ha varemerket ifølge søknaden (PDF) für «Entertainment, namely, live performances by a musical artist; personal appearances by a musical artist» nutzen, sprich er will Lizenzen bei allen Künstlern kassieren, die auf der Bühne das Rock-Handzeichen machen! Was für ein Arschloch! Faen deg, Gene Simmons!
According to Simmons, this hand gesture was first used in commerce Nov. 14, 1974. That appears to correspond with Kiss› Hotter Than Hell tour.
Speaking of hell, the hand gesture appears quite similar to what’s known as the «Sign of the horns,» a devil signal that, according to an entertaining entry from Wikipedia, dates back to the 5th Century BC founder of Buddhism.
Simmons is claiming the hand gesture mark for «entertainment, namely, live performances by a musical artist; personal appearances by a musical artist.»
Before the Trademark Office allows this hand gesture to be registered — it perhaps wouldn’t be unprecedented — an examiner would consider the likelihood of confusion and, possibly, whether it’s too generic to be associated with Simmons. [To the right], for example, is the album cover for the Beatles› 1966 single, Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby.
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— Nikki Sixx (@NikkiSixx) Juni 15, 2017