Copyright Images

[Intrate]

I have a logo I created in a notebook a few years ago with no date on the page with the logo. The only dates in the notebook are on different pages within the notebook. I also had two photos of the logo however I think that I have lost them as I cannot find them. If a company has the same logo is there anyway that I can prove that I created the logo first, if I was to get a lawyer? Can I do anything or am I out of luck on this one? Any feedback would be great and thank you for your time.

 

[quincy]

I have a logo I created in a notebook a few years ago with no date on the page with the logo. The only dates in the notebook are on different pages within the notebook. I also had two photos of the logo however I think that I have lost them as I cannot find them. If a company has the same logo is there anyway that I can prove that I created the logo first, if I was to get a lawyer? Can I do anything or am I out of luck on this one? Any feedback would be great and thank you for your time.

Logos are company identifiers. Although some may be creative enough to be eligible for copyright protection, most are not. The protection offered logos is generally found under trademark laws and not copyright laws.

I am not sure how alike your logo would be to the one used by the company but it is important to note that there are often similarities in logos and no confusion created by this similarity.

Here is a thread from this forum with some additional information on logos, and some links provided that you may wish to review: https://forum.freeadvice.com/copyrights-trademarks-39/derivative-infringement-unpublished-unpaid-sketches-574044.html

If your logo design has remained in a notebook or in photographs, while the company's logo has been used in commerce to identify their company product or service, I do not see that you have any legal action at all to pursue.

Sorry.

 

[FlyingRon]

To reinforce what Quincy is getting at but didn't say explicitly: Creating a logo first gets you nothing in a trademark or copyright action. Trademarks as he stated, arise from use in commerce. You could have had that book registered with the copyright office and it would still mean nothing. Copyright won't protect you against an independently created work, you would need to show they copied your work. If you never published or otherwise publicly used the logo, it would be a hard job to show they actually copied your work.