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  1. 7th May 2014, 21:58 #1
    Captain Chaos
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    An F1 animated series?

    I'm an animation student, for those who don't know, and in my future in animation I want to create my own animated series about drivers in a motorsport.

    One idea I was thinking of was making it about fictional drivers in Formula 1. But what about the legalities of using that name? Would I have to pay royalties to someone to have Formula 1 in the show's name?
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  2. 7th May 2014, 22:19 #2
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    I would guess yes. Formula 1 and F1 are owned trade marks, along with almost every other title with these words included.

    Terms like Grand Prix etc are just words and can be used
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    I'm not a lawyer, but this site http://www.boyesturner.com/news-article.html?id=1495 suggests that Formula 1 Licencing have not managed to claim absolute ownership of the term "Formula 1". Try a web search for something like Formula 1 Trade Mark and see what comes up.
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  4. 7th May 2014, 23:44 #4
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    *looks up what D-Type recommended*

    Blast it all! I'm too much of a cheapskate for said concept.
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  5. 8th May 2014, 03:24 #5
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    Just call it formula Juan...dukie
    May the forza be with you
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  6. 8th May 2014, 16:55 #6
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    "Formula Circus"

    “If everything's under control, you're going too slow.” Mario Andretti
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  7. 9th May 2014, 11:10 #7
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    Call it Formula Show and soon enough they'll buy the naming rights from you... nope, wait... why don't I do that?
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  8. 12th May 2014, 11:04 #8
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    There already is one, it's called "Rory the Racing Car" and it's 100% realistic

    Peter Kay is excellent in it
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