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Post by sunsetdriver on Apr 26, 2006 12:21:03 GMT 1
Frankfurt (Germany) - April 26th (COLPISA/AFP). The commercialization's rights of Michael Jackson' MJ logo were sold in an auction in Germany, for 85.000 euros (105,000 $). The rights of use of the logotipo - the interlaced initials of the singer - were acquired until 2010 by a follower (fan) of Jackson, that bid up by telephone, said Walter Horz, the judicial official who supervised the sale. Logotipo, that can be reproduced in t-shirts or perfumes, was put on sale by the German company MJ Net.Entertainment, holder of the rights of operation of the same one, that recently broke.  Walter Horz with Michael Jackson logo (found it on mjhideout forum and translated from Spanish)
source: www.colpisa.com  Enrico |
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Post by sunsetdriver on Apr 26, 2006 13:58:32 GMT 1
from www.mjone.comwww.mjone.com/EN/2169/MJMichaelJackson.php
Michael Jackson loses his German trademark
MJ on Sale – Purchase the official Michael Jackson Logo by auction!The image trademark is used not only on many previously released albums of the artist, but also on the just released CD "Visionary" by Michael Jackson and Sony/BMG. www.mjvisionary.com/Purchase the unique Michael Jackson image trademark registered with the German Patent and Trademark Office at the auction on April 25th, 2006: As owner of the trademark you determine who may use it, which products may bear the Michael Jackson logo or who will have to remove the merchandise from the shelves.
Or simply manufacture your own products with the Michael Jackson logo and the enormous sales potential of world’s best-known artist.Don´t miss the excitement and be there on the 25th with VIPs from show business and the music business. Would you like to purchase the Michael Jackson trademark? The auction of the year! Here are the details: At the request of TePax GmbH the image trademark role number: 300 79 355.3, which is registered in Germany with the German Patent and Trademark Office, will be publicly auctioned. The owner of the image trademark is MJ Net.Entertainment AG. MJ Net.Entertainment AG was founded as a marketing enterprise. Michael Jackson held an indirect share in the enterprise by means of a company associated with him. MJ Net.Entertainment AG did not live up to the obligations of a merchandising contract. As a result, the trademark will now be publicly auctioned by the court marshal Mr. Horz on April 25th, 2006 at the request of TePax GmbH. Location of auction: April 25th, 2006. Homburger Landstrasse 154, 60435 Frankfurt, Germany, Time: 13:00 p.m. We request you to contact us in advance concerning offers in writing and by telephone. Please also feel free to contact us in the run-up to the event: info@tepax.com; Fon: +49 (0) 700 / 32 77 77 77 Online information also available at: www.mjone.com… it remains to be seen whether the rumors are true that Michael Jackson will be attending the event himself to participate in the auction. plus: PDF document about the MJ logo (german text): hereMJ logo pic: hereEnrico |
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Post by sunsetdriver on May 10, 2006 10:54:14 GMT 1
UPDATE - May 9th
MJ Logo auctioned for 15.100 Euro(translated with google): Frankfurt (German Press Agency) the Germany rights of a Logos of US Popstar Michael Jackson were auctioneered on Tuesday with Frankfurt district courts for 15,100 euro. The creditor, who had implemented seizing and following auction of the emblem, got the addition for the into one another devoured Jackson initials M and J. Before the rights were at the insolvent company MJ Entertainment from Frankfurt. At the end of April the auction had first burst. original article: Michael-Jackson-Logo für 15 100 Euro in Frankfurt versteigert Frankfurt (dpa) Die Deutschlandrechte eines Logos von US- Popstar Michael Jackson sind am Dienstag beim Frankfurter Amtsgericht für 15 100 Euro versteigert worden. Den Zuschlag für die ineinander verschlungenen Jackson-Initialen M und J bekam der Gläubiger, der die Pfändung und anschließende Versteigerung des Emblems durchgesetzt hatte. Zuvor lagen die Rechte bei der insolventen Firma MJ Entertainment aus Frankfurt. Ende April war die Versteigerung zunächst geplatzt.
source: rhein-main.net/---------------- MJ'logo rights new owner is TePax GmbHThe new owner TePax GmbH - a company, which manufactures also music electronics such as CD players and loudspeakers - doesn't want to print T-Shirts or perfumes nor CDs or DVDs in the future with the Jackson initials. “We don't want to make new products with the Logo”, said managing director Wolfgang Rath. The enterprise will instead in the next weeks to try to resell to 2010 valid rights at the emblem. source: ln-online.deEnrico
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