I would think they're still the property of the institution. Iowa State still displays versions of the logo on their website.
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I would think they're still the property of the institution. Iowa State still displays versions of the logo on their website.
That is a pretty cool site.
Checking through the Iowa schools included there, quite a few derived straight from college helmets.
Norheast (Northwestern)
West Bend-Mallard (Michigan)
Waukon (Florida State)
Several w/ Michigan State
Etc.
Interesting questions (or not) --
1 is there any kind of trademark w/ helmets that are pretty much "generic" but steeped in tradition (such as Notre Dame, used by Heelan and Wahlert, for example) or do any arrangements apply only to logos?
2 Is there a difference between NFL-derived designs, and college, as far as trademark situations?
3 Bettendorf's helmet logo appears patterned after Pitt's old logo --- does a school retain rights even if it changes its design?
4 How "original" is "original"?
Sorry if some of this was answered elsewhere in the thread - -have't gotten that far yet.
Checking through the Iowa schools included there, quite a few derived straight from college helmets.
Norheast (Northwestern)
West Bend-Mallard (Michigan)
Waukon (Florida State)
Several w/ Michigan State
Etc.
Interesting questions (or not) --
1 is there any kind of trademark w/ helmets that are pretty much "generic" but steeped in tradition (such as Notre Dame, used by Heelan and Wahlert, for example) or do any arrangements apply only to logos?
2 Is there a difference between NFL-derived designs, and college, as far as trademark situations?
3 Bettendorf's helmet logo appears patterned after Pitt's old logo --- does a school retain rights even if it changes its design?
4 How "original" is "original"?
Sorry if some of this was answered elsewhere in the thread - -have't gotten that far yet.
Found this photo of the helmet pictured in the original message of this thread. Zoom in and you can see them real clearly.
Grinnell High School is similar to the Kansas State. But slightly different.
It's like the Power Cat mated with the Thundercats.
I could care less if someone uses our likeness, it happens everywhere all the time and ISU would come off really bad if they started cracking down on these high schools.
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Grinnell High School is similar to the Kansas State. But slightly different.
Carlise is a direct copy of the Powercat, just in gold.
Not sure if Michigan has trademarked their helmet design but when I played high school ball Sioux City North had replica helmets just with the colors switched to green and white instead of blue and yellow.
Delaware Doesnt care either.
Now is that considered a logo or a helmet design? You can't trademark stuff like stripes on a helmet, can you?
You're right, it was west. I just remember them not being very good, but they had cool helmets.
