What if someone uses your design without permission?

1. Copyright Infringement Lawsuit. Once your work or design has been registered with the Copyright Office, consider filing an infringement suit against your infringer. If successful, you can recover money damages in the amount of the monetary damages to your business and brand as well as your infringer’s profits.

Can a logo be copyrighted without your permission?

Logo owners can seek copyright protection for their design, which prohibits another company or an individual from reproducing part or all of your logo without your permission. A copyright protects original, creative works of expression, such as music, books, and photographs.

Why is it important to get permission to use a logo?

First of all, getting permission to use a trademark or logo is important because doing so provides legal protection. A trademark naturally grants legal protection to its owner against anyone using it unlawfully. However, receiving permission gives you the legal right to go ahead and use it without worrying about any repercussions.

Is it legal to use customers / suppliers logos without their permission?

Generally, the simple solution is to get permission, but if you do want to use a logo without permission it may be legal to use it in some cases.

Is it against the law to use someone else’s logo?

However, the Publishing Law Center states that, unlike a copyright, a trademarked logo’s ownership can last forever. Logos don’t even need to be registered as trademarks to be protected under current law. This means that using someone else’s logo without permission, even if it’s unregistered, is against the law.

Why do companies not allow others to copy their logo?

So customers recall and identify favorite products or services with their company marks. As we know, an expressive company logo involves a lot of planning, research and hard work; business owners never allow other companies to copy their design to create similar looking marks.