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You can claim a trademark on anything by using the TM Symbol, but you can't use the registered trademark symbol (R) unless you have registered the trademark with the US Patent and Trademark Office.

When you want to license or protect your logo, you need to register it with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. By registering your distinctive logo, you gain exclusive rights to its use.

A unique logo can be trademarked by registering it with the USPTO. Anyone can apply online on the USPTO website if the business for which they're authorized to file is principally located inside the U.S. If based outside the U.S., a patent attorney will be required to make the filing.

In the U.S., you don't need to register a trademark or copyright your company's logo. Once you put down the original work on paper or digital media and use it to market your business, you automatically own the rights. However, registering a trademark affords you an extra layer of protection.

A logo that includes artistic or design elements, (i.e. not just the name on its own), is legally regarded as being a work of artistic creation and therefore will be protected under copyright law. Copyright protects the logo as an artistic work.

A standard license agreement is a contract between the licensor and licensee that grants the licensee permission to use an entity's intellectual property. It can grant licensee rights to use for a specific time period, or grant licensee unlimited access with certain limitations.

Extended License Overview An Extended license has all the same rights from Standard but gets rid of two important limitations: the print runs limit and the reselling restriction. Extended licenses come with unlimited copies and the possibility of using the image in a design you will then resell for profit.