Good catch.Redondo Union high in Redondo Beach CA has the block R as well
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Good catch.Redondo Union high in Redondo Beach CA has the block R as well
Is the Wisky one trademarked? Asking because I have no idea.Woodbridge HS has the Wisconsin W on their field and helmets
Similar is one thing, exact is another.Completely agree. There are other colleges/HS's that also have a very similar Block R - are we gonna go have all of them?
Woodbridge HS has the Wisconsin W on their field and helmets
BINGO! Thank you. Something you have to do period.If you fail to protect your trademark, you lose it. Then anyone can use it and profit off it
Again, it’s not the same R.Did Radio Shack sue you guys?
I remember talking to the Robinsville facilities director and they told me that Rutgers had an issue with their R logo and they had to tweak it because it was the same.Is the Wisky one trademarked? Asking because I have no idea.
And almost all of the R’s while similar (some are real similar) aren’t exactly like ours. The Ruston one though is the closest I have seen.
Did Radio Shack sue you guys?
Again, it’s not the same R.
Good catch.
A lot of them are close but not exact.I remember talking to the Robinsville facilities director and they told me that Rutgers had an issue with their R logo and they had to tweak it because it was the same.
This. Rutgers has a registered trademark on the Block R design. They discovered a high school in Louisiana uses a nearly identical design, so they contacted the school. The school certainly had the option to challenge Rutgers' trademark (though an internet search shows that Ruston HS has used different R designs over the years, so they probably wouldn't be able to show prior use). Instead the high school came to an agreement with Rutgers to phase in a new logo design over 10 years. It is pretty generous of Rutgers to agree to this since the University certainly could have insisted that the high school change the logo immediately.
I remember talking to the Robinsville facilities director and they told me that Rutgers had an issue with their R logo and they had to tweak it because it was the same.
Granted it's a small town and I guess the NBC affiliate out of Monroe, LA isn't covering much of a market either. Monroe's population is about the same as New Brunswick.
Wow they totally ripped off the Rutgers R alsoRedondo Union high in Redondo Beach CA has the block R as well
https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/ri...es-legal-action-for-ruston-high-schools-logo/
Apparently they've been using the R for 60 years and we've only recently found out about it.
What do you mean “use” ?Did you guys know that our very own Scarlet Ambassadors are not allowed to use the block R? I was shocked when I found this out.
What do you mean “use” ?
My understanding is that, in their capacity as Scarlet Ambassadors, they are not allowed to wear the block R on any clothing or use it in any other way. I'll get clarification, but I was told that the block R doesn't belong to the university per se, but that it's owned by the athletic department and, therefore, can't be used outside the athletic department.
My understanding is that, in their capacity as Scarlet Ambassadors, they are not allowed to wear the block R on any clothing or use it in any other way. I'll get clarification, but I was told that the block R doesn't belong to the university per se, but that it's owned by the athletic department and, therefore, can't be used outside the athletic department.
This. Rutgers has a registered trademark on the Block R design. They discovered a high school in Louisiana uses a nearly identical design, so they contacted the school. The school certainly had the option to challenge Rutgers' trademark (though an internet search shows that Ruston HS has used different R designs over the years, so they probably wouldn't be able to show prior use). Instead the high school came to an agreement with Rutgers to phase in a new logo design over 10 years. It is pretty generous of Rutgers to agree to this since the University certainly could have insisted that the high school change the logo immediately.
No joke but i thought that was a Rutgers game until I looked up at the strands.Good catch.
Rutgers is being a total ahole, and how can you trademark a block letter?
U Wisc sued Wofford yrs back because Wofford was using a W that looked like Wisc's, but that W is very individualistic.
but a block R isn't, and seems generic to me.
too bad some Ruston law firm didn't have the were with all to help the school tell Rutgers to go blank themself.
it's like saying you have the rights to the sign for we're number 1.
could get interesting with Illinois and Indiana.
Apparently Redondo used a different R back in 2010, so Rutgers should reach out to the high school for them to switch back to their older version of the R, rather than use the Rutgers R.I really wish they would go after Redondo. Walk around the South Bay and everyone thinks the R is for Redondo.
This apparently was also the case with the school in Louisiana.Apparently Redondo used a different R back in 2010, so Rutgers should reach out to the high school for them to switch back to their older version of the R, rather than use the Rutgers R.
Based on my post above, my guess is that getting the permission from trademark licensing is a PITA (Rutgers being Rutgers?....perhaps) or maybe the Scarlet Ambassadors either didn't obtain it or were denied permission for some reason. Seems shortsighted to not let that group further proliferate the brand, if that's what is happening.
When my son was looking at colleges two years ago I knew the Weeks Building wouldn't be ready but I thought for sure they would mention it during the Open House or Accepted Student Day (he got in in but chose another school). Nothing.My feelings exactly. I mean, there may be a perfectly practical reason. But, I somehow doubt it.
Oh, and are you familiar with the gorgeous new engineering building on Busch? I'd love to find out why the ambassadors were told not to include it in their campus tours. * I know the reason that was supposedly given but, if true, it's totally nonsensical and emblematic of the fiefdom mentality and tribalism that keeps RU from really maximizing its potential in all areas.
I'm sorry to go on and on about this, but there are enough external challenges without RU constantly creating its own from within.