13 Years Ago: The New Crest/Logo/Badge Leaked

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Not officially announced but leaked onto the web...

13 Years ago....

QPR Report - Monday, April 21, 2008

QPR's New Logo/Badge
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Photos and rumours of QPR's New badge have been on the various QPR messageboards.

As noted by a poster on another QPR messageboard (QPR Fanzine), a link
to the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) shows the QPR crest IPO
See - The logo/Crests I and Logo/Crests II

CLICK Here to View

www.ipo.gov.uk/tmcase/Results/1/UK00002478532








Mark

Trade Mark 2478532 consists of 2 pages of images

Mark text:
QUEENS PARK RANGERS LOFTUS ROAD.LONDON.1882QUEENS PARK RANGERS LOFTUS ROAD.LONDON.1882
QUEENS PARK RANGERS LOFTUS ROAD.LONDON.1882
QUEENS PARK RANGERS
QUEENS PARK RANGERS
QUEENS PARK RANGERSSeries of:6

Trade mark details as at 22 April 2008
Case details for Trade Mark 2478532

"....Names and addresses

Proprietor:
QPR Holdings Limited
Loftus Road Stadium, South Africa Road, London, W12 7PA


Case History

qprreport.blogspot.com/2008/04/qprs-new-logobadge.html

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Bump...
CHANGE IT!

As Officially Announced

May 4, 2008 - QPR Official Site
QPR OFFICIAL SITE EXCLUSIVE: A NEW ERA IN W12

Queens Park Rangers Football Club today unveiled a new Club crest, marking the start of a new era for the W12 based Club.
Officially launched today (Sunday 4th May 2008), the new logo signifies the Club's determination to embrace a new chapter and identity at Loftus Road.

The new Crest combines elements of the Club's heritage and was designed to encapsulate the past, present and future, with the famous Hoops being re-integrated into the official identity.

R's legends from yesteryear joined QPR's current squad and children from the Club's Centre of Excellence on the pitch ahead of kick-off against West Bromwich Albion to unveil the new crest.
Flavio Briatore, Chairman of QPR Holdings Ltd, said: "This is a significant day for Queens Park Rangers Football Club and it was important for the fans to see the new crest first.

"It represents another huge forward step in our aim to re-launch the Club into a global brand - anchored in W12, but giving it a vision for the future.

"I am delighted with the design of the new crest, which maintains the Queens Park Rangers tradition of blue and white hoops. I know how important it is to the fans that the hoops remain, and that was always going to be the case."

Briatore explained the rationale behind the new crest, adding: "This is a period of huge transformation at QPR.

"This new crest is stylish, thrilling and authentic and signifies the start of what we hope will become the most successful period in the Club's history."
Bernie Ecclestone added: "I feel that the new crest that we are launching today really shows we are moving forward as a Club.

"I hope the fans are happy with the current achievements and that the future brings what everyone at the Club is looking forward to."

Amit Bhatia, Vice Chairman of QPR Holdings Ltd, added: "I am really delighted with our new crest.

"It is a fresh, modern and bold design, reflecting the new mood of
optimism at Loftus Road, whilst still retaining links to our glorious past.

"The crest compliments the new styles that Lotto Sport Italia have created for the new kit to be unveiled shortly. Redesigning the crest is an additional step in our efforts to give QPR a new identity and in our continual regeneration of the Club as we forge ahead on the road to promotion and beyond."

Gareth Ainsworth, QPR Club Captain, said: "We got to see the crest for the first time a few weeks ago, and I really like it. It has a traditional feel to it, and it's nice that they've managed to incorporate the blue and white hoops. After all, they're synonymous with QPR.

"I have played with the old crest on my shirt for the past five years, and it has been an absolute honour. Now I am looking forward to playing with the new crest on me. Rest assured, I'll have just as much passion.
"The Club is moving forward at an incredible pace, and this new badge is a sign of a new era, and hopefully an era which is going to be hugely successful."

R's legend Paul Parker, who made 125 appearances during a four-year spell in W12, said: "I'm very impressed with the new crest - it successfully embraces the old and the new.
"The historical links are embodied within the design of the crest and the flamboyance and style points towards an exciting future for this great Football Club." QPR

www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~1304309,00.html

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QPR Report May 8

Saturday, May 10, 2008

QPR's New Crest: Reactions Vary
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Almost a week since QPR's new crest was officially unveiled and opinions differ (although it had been on the boards for the preceeding couple of weeks.]. This new crest/logo replaces the elegant (in my opinion) old crest. And for old timers, the old, old crest from the 1960s and early 1970s.

www.qpr.co.uk/javaImages/c8/bf/0,,10373~3653576,00.jpg[/img]


Ealing Gazette May 9, - A new badge for a new era - but is it any good?

THE NEW owners of QPR said they would not tamper with the club's tradition - but they have wasted little time in doing just that.
The new club crest was unveiled an Saturday before the team's final match of the season against West Brom amid much fanfare.
A parade of former players (left), including Les Ferdinand, Gerry Francis and Paul Parker were there to oversee proceedings.
But fans appear divided about the conscious attempt to signal a new era at the club.
"It seems a bit over-complicated to me. It looks a bit like a bottle of aftershave or the sort of crest you'd get at the entrance to the Beckham residence." was Paul Finney's take.
Finney, of the independent supporters' group website indyrs.co.uk added: "The shield and the hoops are OK, but I don't know what the feathers and crown are all about. It doesn't say anything about the QPR I know. It's not vibrant or colourful."
On clubfanzine.com, a fan wrote: "The new badge is awful. It's going back 60 years. Why mess with our badge. It's one of the best designs in the world!"
But on the qpr.vitalfootball website, another noted: "We've changed our badge so many times that tradition doesn't really come into it."
The current badge has existed since the 80s and in 1997 the words Loftus Road and the date of the club's formation were introduced.
Fans are saying the club made a mistake in not consulting with them over the new image but Flavio Briatore, chairman of QPR Holdings, said: "The new crest represents another huge step in our aim to relaunch the club into a global brand - anchored in W12, but giving it a vision of the future. I am delighted with the design."
The club said it consulted with "QPR figures from past and present" but not fans over the design. The cost of the new logo has not been disclosed. Ealing Gazette

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Flavio Flashback: Talking Project, Project, Project. He used to SOUND like he knew what was doing!





qprreport.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=9289

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Horrible!

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Note: Expires in 2018!






Colours Claimed/Indication
Blue, white, silver.
Status
Registered

Relevant dates

Filing date
13 May 2008
Date of entry in register
16 June 2009
Renewal date
13 May 2018

Priority details

Priority date
30 January 2008
Priority country
United Kingdom
TM from which priority is claimed
2478532

www.ipo.gov.uk/tmcase/Results/4/EU006910095

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Chairman Fernandes said at the end of last season (as well as repeating earlier this season) "For season after next we will bring back old badge"

But that statement is now apparently "inoperative."

[Lonegunmen]

This is going to be as big as cluster F*** as it was with the Orange Donut.

[Macmoish]

And 7 Years later - including after almost 4 years of Tony Fernandes It is STILL here!


Despite... such statements


Dec 20, 2013

QPR chairman Tony Fernandes confirmed on Twitter on Friday that the club will be changing its badge.

The current design, introduced by former co-owner Flavio Briatore, has been unpopular among many fans.

Fernandes said fans will be consulted and suggested the new logo would be largely based on a previous club badge.

“I can confirm to all QPR fans that we will look at updating our badge for 2015 season,” Fernandes tweeted.

“Must be done by end of Feb. Feeling is it will be based on Old logo ams refresh. Will get all your views. I’m excited.”

www.westlondonsport.com/features-comment/qpr-logo-to-be-changed-fernandes-wls-football

Read more: qprreport.proboards.com/thread/37983/new-club-badge-february-today?page=1#ixzz3XvUX1o5t

[steptoesson]

TF stop playing the politicians game. Saying things you think we want to hear, and start telling us the things we need to know. like the flipping badge for starters.

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Bump 8 Years

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Flashback 9 Years ....UGGG

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10 Years ago today!