Not without your permission.
Not without your permission.
Yes the artwork would be protected as a copyrighted work and the logo would be registered as a trademark by the company.
It depends on who owns the trademark (you or someone else), the nature of the copyrighted work, and how you're using the trademark in the work.
It is more likely to be registered as a trademark, which can be searched through the USPTO website. However, registration is not required for protection: a common-law trademark exists when the logo is exclusively associated with a company or its goods and services.
The World of Warcraft logo is trademarked. it can be used for personal usage as long as the trademark notice is included but cannot be used for commercial gain without express permission.
Nike is a trademark of Nike Incorporated, registered in 1972. The "swoosh" logo was first used in 1979 and registered in 1989.
If it is your own or you have a license, yes. For example, something originally conceived as a decorative element may become part of a logo.
No, well they can, but the owner of the trademark can sue them for damages.
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.
Single words can't be copyrighted. Bundt is a registered trademark of Northland Aluminum.
No