It's not something I would risk without permission. Trademark, unlike copyright, must be defended or the holder risks loss of trademark status through dilution.
When the logo has been trademarked (that's what TM stands for). If you want to trademark something, check out this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark
The trademark logo for McDonald is just "M". They have been using this logo almost over 50 years and many people tell that trademark logo is very important for an organization and McDonald definitely got succeed to introducing such logo.
A trademark is a mark used in trade, like a business name, logo, or slogan. Although established trademarks are protected without registration, a registered trademark has been submitted to the country's trademark office for addition to the registry.
Yes, but if your have not registered your company's logo with the trademark office, your logo can never be trademarked once you have used it and sold products with this logo. If you don't want another company copying or using a very similar logo, then I suggest you have it trademarked.
A few unlicensed uses have been judged to be fair use, but the vast majority of uses of another's trademark logo requires permission.
The 'R' symbol goes after the trademark or logo.
Rather than trademark a business, you would trademark its marks used in trade: name, logo, slogan, etc.
Not without your permission.
A Trademark
The CD trademark/copyright logo belongs to Phillips Electronics and Sony. They require that the logo and others be placed on all compact discs.
There are no specific copyrights associated with the Dodge logo, instead it is a registered trademark of Chrysler Group LLC and is protected by the trademark laws.
you could lose your ownership on your logo and domain, I think