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It appears Gene Simmons is coming after the "Hook 'Em Horns" hand sign, or at least something like it.

According to multiple reports, the KISS performer filed a trademark application with the US Patent and Trademark office for the classic hand sign that sticks up the index finger and pinkie (Simmon's application has the thumb out as well), which is also used fairly often in rock concerts and other performances.

In filing the application, Simmons believes he started the use of the gesture and is its rightful owner. But Texas president Greg Fenves thinks otherwise.

"Sorry, @genesimmons, Longhorns have been doing since the 50s — more than 20 years before KISS got going," Fenves wrote on Twitter.

Sorry, @genesimmons, Longhorns have been doing ?? since the 50s — more than 20 years before KISS got going https://t.co/a4DF8ItizF — Greg Fenves (@gregfenves) June 15, 2017

Fenves, of course, is correct. According to the Texas Historical Association and Texas Athletics, the Longhorns first used the hand sign in 1955 after it was created by Harley Clark. It was soon made the official hand sign of the university and has since become one of the most recognizable traditions in college sports. Not only will you see the gesture at football games every Saturday, but at every other sporting contest involving the Burnt Orange as well.

Plus, the Longhorns aren't the only ones that might give Simmons trouble. The sign he's trying to trademark is also a symbol in American Sign Language for "I love you."