Heavy metal star Ronnie James Dio, who died last year of cancer, most often gets credit for making the hand sign synonymous with rock music. When Ozzy Osbourne left (or was kicked out) of Black ...

“Kiss” rocker Gene Simmons has filed an application Friday to the U.S. Patent and Trademark to get the rights and trademark the “rock on” hand gesture.

The “rock on” or “Devil’s horns” hand gesture, which Gene Simmons wants trademarked. ... More importantly, though, it’s the American Sign Language symbol for “love. ...

Simmons says that he first started using the hand sign, known to hard rock fans as “devil horns,” on November 14, 1974.

KISS frontman Gene Simmons wants to trademark the universal sign for rock-and-roll, but he's doing it wrong. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 67-year-old singer filed an application Friday ...

The sign of the horns, aside from being a gesture more than a thousand years old, is a common sight in the rock and roll community. Simmons’ thumb-out gesture is popular too, though.

Speaking of hell, the hand gesture appears quite similar to what’s known as the “Sign of the horns,” a devil signal that, according to an entertaining entry from Wikipedia, dates back to the ...

Rock star has filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, claiming he used the symbol during the 1974 Hotter Than Hell tour.