Hi Albra,
It is strange that no one registered the trademark, maybe they were short of "geld" lol. I would be nice to find out why it was never done.
Thanks again for the discussion on this mark.
Andy
Andy, no, the surprise for me is not very large, that the logo on your movement has not been registered. About 4 years ago I have systematically collected all ever recorded logo and brand names of clocks and pocket watches in Germany. Two points I became conscious:
- A logo can already be in use for many years before it was registered. For example, we know a logo of Junghans, which is already illustrated in the catalog in 1910, but was registered only in 1917.
- I've noticed that about 30% of all logos and brand names never have been registered. Although we know logos and brand names in advertisments with the addition "Geschützt", but in reality, no registration have ever been made.
This is particularly troublesome in the matter that we can not be sure even with a known registration, that a brand name, a logo or even the use of a patent can give us secure conclusions about the exact age of a clock.
Even though we would wish that as a collector a lot. Tja.
albra