Thursday, November 6, 2014

Wolkoff tries to trademark 5 Pointz name

From DNA Info:

The owner of the 5Pointz complex currently being demolished to make way for apartment towers are trying to have the name of the street art mecca trademarked — a move artists criticized as trying to "bank off our name."

G&M Realty, the developer planning to build about 1,000 rental units at the Long Island City site, submitted an application in March to trademark "5Pointz," according to documents filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

The latest filing shows their bid was initially refused in June because the mark was too similar to another that's already registered, according to the document. G&M Realty has six months to respond to the decision.

Jerry Wolkoff, the developer, said 5Pointz refers to the location, not the artists or the artwork that previously adorned the property.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

If Meres has a good lawyer, wolkoff won't win. But this is david vs, Goliath in terms of who has the deep pockets to run this through the courts.

Anonymous said...

5Pointz: The Broadway Musical!

Jerry Rotondi said...

As a former board member of Phun Phactory, which preceded 5 Pointz, Wolkoff has no legal claim to either registered incorporated entity. Screwing the 5 Pointz artists, that is his game.

Anonymous said...

Walk off is a jack off!

Anonymous said...

Once again...as in his Pilgrim State project....Wolkoff is using non union labor at the site. Anyone see the big fat union rat there?

Anonymous said...

In the end....5 Pointz will be an important part of art history. Jerry Wolkoff will be only a foot note. He will be remembered solely for the destroyer of the art at 5 Pointz. Even Atilla The Hun would have left a blade of grass unbured. His son David might have hitched up with a Harry Winston heir but the family blight is that they hail from a slumlord lineage seasoned with Las Vegas...Jack Entetter connections.

Jerry Rotondi said...

5 Pointz is already an important part of art history. Rest in power. May your spirit continue to inspire and revitalize the arts. You are a New York City creation and I was glad to be a part your energy.