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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.

The term ?public domain? refers to creative materials that are not protected by intellectual property laws such as copyright, trademark, or patent laws. The public owns these works, not an individual author or artist. Anyone can use a public domain work without obtaining permission, but no one can ever own it.

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.

Brand licensing is the act of giving permission for another company to use your business's intellectual property (IP). Brand owners lease their patents, software, or characters to other companies. Licensees can re-sell the IP at a higher price or manufacture merchandise with the IP on it.

Be transparent and honest about your intentions, and ask for their permission to use their logo in writing. Once you have obtained permission, it is crucial to use their logo in the way that they have approved. This includes using the logo in the agreed-upon context and format.

If you want to use another company's logo on your website, you should assume that the logo is protected intellectual property. Copyright, trade mark and consumer laws will protect most logos. Hence, you should seek permission to use the logo from the copyright or trade mark owner.

Copyright protection will occur when the logo is created and stops someone from copying it but a registered trademark will allow you to prevent any identical or confusingly similar mark in respect of the same or similar goods and services.

It is not illegal to sell items with other companies logos on them if you have a license with each company to do so. It may be illegal trademark infringement if you don't, but not necessarily.