Robert Plant has successfully registered his feather symbol from Led Zeppelin’s fourth album as a trademark in the US, almost a year after he applied for it.
LedZepNews revealed in March that lawyers working for Plant’s business Trolcharm had filed trademark applications for his distinctive symbol in the US, Europe and the UK in December.
Plant was given the trademark registration in the UK on March 7 and in Europe on April 23, filings show. However, the US Patent and Trademark Office took longer to approve the application and only registered it on November 4.
US trademark filings show that Plant now owns the “stylized design depicting a feather inside of a circle” for music, podcasts, clothing and live musical performances.
A copy of the feather symbol filed with trademark authorities around the world appears to be a scanned image of the inner sleeve from Led Zeppelin’s fourth album with the colours modified and inverted.
Plant has for years featured the feather symbol on official merchandise and on his website. The symbol appears on a new range of Saving Grace merchandise that’s being sold in venues hosting his latest tour of North America.
LedZepNews revealed in August 2021 that Plant had trademarked the name of his Saving Grace band, a rare step for him that preceded years of touring and recording with the group.
The decision to trademark the feather symbol may also be a preparatory step taken before Plant’s lawyers seek injunctions or other legal action to block the sale of counterfeit merchandise that uses Plant’s symbol.
Jimmy Page also trademarked his symbol from Led Zeppelin’s fourth album. In 2008, Page applied to trademark his “Zoso” symbol through his UK business Classicberry.
The family of John Bonham trademarked his symbol from Led Zeppelin’s fourth album through their Florida business Bonham IP Holdings in 2019.
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