IP-ABBA — Co-authorship and TM

#documentary #ABBA #law What is your favourite track by Fästfolk? … Oh, you’ve never heard of this band…But it’s an early name of ABBA! This is the second episode of our captivating series about the iconic music group ABBA, its creative journey, and the legal intricacies that shaped the legacy of ABBA’s members. Could you actually imagine that for quite a long time the ABBA group had completely different names? It was only after the release of their first album, when the group started gaining recognition, that they thought about changing the name. And choosing a new one turned out to be a real challenge! But when the group finally chose its name, it turned out that the ABBA trademark had already been registered in Sweden - in favor of other persons! Just imagine, the ABBA group could simply not exist due to the legal issues... In this episode you will learn upon which condition ABBA was able to finally obtain a trademark for its name. Watch the video until the end to find out how they did it! Key moments: 00:00 Go! 00:36 Beginning of success 00:56 Nothing is impossible for truly talented people! 01:25 Song “Ring Ring“ and “Melodifestivalen“ 01:59 False Agnetha 02:20 First album “Ring Ring“ 02:38 Changing of the name 03:07 Originality and memorability of the group 03:56 Attempt to register trademark “ABBA“ 04:30 ...Another ABBA 05:08 Troubles with trademark “ABBA“ 05:34 Negotiations of ABBA with ABBA 06:05 Design of trademark “ABBA“ 06:37 In the next episodes *** In the next episodes we will tell you a lot of interesting things about ABBA’s path, Eurovision, of course, legal disputes and ABBA’s return to the stage! Subscribe so you don’t miss it out! This video was created by CLAIMS. However, this is not our main activity. We are an international law firm engaged in intellectual property protection around the world. Here are some of our services: - Intellectual property consulting - Trademark registration and management - UDRP domain names disputes - Protection of intellectual property in social networks. Credits: “Stringed Disco“ Kevin MacLeod () Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License