Post: Copyright vs Trademark
Posted by Tattoo Gypsy on 3/07/07
Greetings All. 30 odd years ago I created an original design of a witch with the wording CAUTION BORN AGAIN PAGAN. Since retiring from tattooing I have started placing some of my original designs like that one, on t-shirts and such. Recently this t-shirt design was yanked from the sales site I was using because a company named Caution Brand Apparel http://www.cautionwear.com/ says THEY own the trademark of the word CAUTION and my work infringes upon their trademark. That supposedly the word CAUTION on anything is in violation of their trademark. So who's ownership superceeds who's here? Do they have the right to stop me from printing my own design, to which I hold the copyright to? If not how do I proceed in protecting my interest in my own design? Thanks for your help. Tattoo Gypsy
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