Using trademarked logos and names.

Ye' old general discussion board. Basically, for everything that isn't covered elsewhere. Come here to shoot the breeze, shoot your mouth off, or whatever suits your fancy.
This forum is not for asking programming related questions.

Moderator: General Moderators

Post Reply
User avatar
JellyFish
DevNet Resident
Posts: 1361
Joined: Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:18 pm
Location: San Diego, CA

Using trademarked logos and names.

Post by JellyFish »

Is it illegal to use trademarked logos and or names on your website, for example purposes, without there consent? I'm not using the names or logos for profitable purposes, just mentioning them for illustrative purposes.

What's the legal stuff behind this? What are the laws for using trademarked logos and names on your web page(s)?

What are the policies for using a trademarked logo on your website?
User avatar
feyd
Neighborhood Spidermoddy
Posts: 31559
Joined: Mon Mar 29, 2004 3:24 pm
Location: Bothell, Washington, USA

Post by feyd »

They are the same as using them in print. If you need to know what that is, look it up.
User avatar
JellyFish
DevNet Resident
Posts: 1361
Joined: Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:18 pm
Location: San Diego, CA

Post by JellyFish »

So far, from google, trademarks can only be used with consent of the owner?
nickvd
DevNet Resident
Posts: 1027
Joined: Thu Mar 10, 2005 5:27 pm
Location: Southern Ontario
Contact:

Post by nickvd »

I've been researching this a little bit and it's starting to irk me... I want to advertise to my clients that i use certain companies (the ones with acronyms ;) lg, ati, amd, hp, apc) and they're making me jump through hoops in order to get "permission" to use their logo on my web site, or to stick a sticker up in my window so I am able to sell more of their products.

I understand needing to protect their marks but come on... I had to take a 30 minute training session before I would be able to use apc's logo...
Post Reply