We wonder whether he’ll have the same issues in Australia as he’s had in the UK . We presume he’s testing the water
The Guardian reports
Successful legal bid to trademark Love is in the Air and Girl with Balloon comes after a similar move in Europe failed
Banksy has successfully trademarked two of his most famous artworks in Australia, in an attempt to stop them being copied and sold.
The secretive artist applied for the trademarks via a law firm based in Perth, and although the tactic ultimately failed in Europe, the Australian applications were successful and will be registered next week.
The two artworks covered by the successful application have become globally iconic; Love is in the Air, a stencil of a masked man throwing a bouquet of flowers, and Girl with Balloon, another stencil of a girl letting go of a balloon in the shape of a heart.
The trademarks will apply to the use of the images on a range of goods, including posters, handbags, umbrellas, bedsheets, clothing and rugs.
Banksy’s London-based company Pest Control Office Ltd applied for the trademarks with IP Australia, the federal agency that administers intellectual property in Australia, in July 2019. The applications were approved in April 2021, and the two-month objection period expires at the end of June.
Read more at https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/jun/23/banksy-trademarks-two-of-his-best-known-artworks-in-australia
