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You can register a logo with the USPTO by using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) or other online trademark service. If your logo includes design elements, you will need to upload an image, using a . jpg file, of the logo as part of your trademark application.

The essence of "fair use" is that a third party may not appropriate someone's logo for commercial purposes and may not use a copyright holder's logo in circumstances that diminish its value.

Unless you've worked out a deal with the owner of the specific trademark you used, or you're using the trademark in a legally acceptable way, your actions may infringe. It can even be trademark infringement if you modify a company's logo before using it in your art.

In general, you should follow this procedure: Determine if permission is needed and whether the material is protected under law. Ask yourself if your usage would violate the law. Identify the trademark owner. Identify the rights needed. Contact the owner. ... Receive your written permission agreement.

Trademark it. Trademarks protect words, names, symbols, sounds, and colors and distinguish one company's goods and products from another. Trademarking a logo not only protects it from being used by other similar companies, but it also protects a company from unknowingly infringing upon an existing logo.

In general, the permissions process involves a simple five-step procedure: Determine if permission is needed. Identify the owner. Identify the rights needed. Contact the owner and negotiate whether payment is required. Get your permission agreement in writing.

Copyright law provides that the designer of the logo is the first owner, unless it's made by an employee in the course of their employment, in which case the copyright will be owned by the employer.

There is no legal or regulatory requirement to put ?LLC? in your logo. Putting ?LLC? in your logo does not provide any additional legal protection for your business. If you include LLC in your logo you can hurt your marketing/branding, for many reasons.