Banksy’s company applied for the trademark in 2014, after he spray painted the picture on a wall in Jerusalem in 2005. According to law, the trademark must be used within the first five years. In ...

The Cancellation Division of EUIPO has recently issued a resounding decision declaring the invalidity of the figurative trademark representing the “Flower thrower”, one of the most iconic Banksy’s ...

Elusive street artist Banksy lost a trademark battle with a U.K.-based greeting card company and, in turn, the copyright for his famous work, “Flower Thrower,” in part because officials said his ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium — Street artist Banksy has lost a legal battle with a a greeting card company along with a European Union trademark for one of his most iconic artworks. The cancellation division of ...

In 2000, Banksy was a largely unknown street artist hanging around downtown Manhattan when the police nabbed him for trying to deface a billboard.

“Artists, lawyers and investors must act earlier and smarter if they want to rely on trademark protection to establish control.” One of street artist Banksy’s most iconic images—a mural sprayed on a ...

Is Banksy in New York? Logistically, the timing would make sense: within the last few weeks, the uber-famous art-prankster has been on an Eastern US roadtrip, rendering looting soldiers in New Orleans ...

Anonymous artist Banksy built global fame through political street art, iconic works, and a shift to stencilling techniques ...