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Copyright protects particular expressions of ideas in fixed form, such as a painting, an MP3 file, or a printed piece of text. In most Berne Convention countries, copyright obtains when a work is first created. If you were to make a poster incorporating the text "Up It" in some artistic way, the entire work would be protected under a copyright, the rights to which you would own. Using your own work in that way would not be a copyright violation.
Words may also be protected as trademarks or service marks, where a particular combination of words is used to brand a particular product or service (or groups of products or services). Assuming no one has used or registered the trademark "Up It" to refer to pens, you could produce a line of "Up It" brand pens, and register for the trademark "Up It" referring to your particular line of pens. Using "Up It" to brand your pens, if someone else had previously done the same, would likely be a trademark violation.
Personal, critical and educational uses of items under copyright or trademark protection is generally permissible under fair use exemptions to owners' exclusive rights to their copyrights and trademarks.
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Is Nike 'just do it' copyright?
The slogan "Just do it" is a trademarked slogan of Nike.
Is advertisement slogan trademark or copyright or both?
Since names, titles, and common words/phrases are not eligible for copyright protection an advertising slogan could only be registered as a trademark.
Can you place a small c encircled to protect your slogan?
No. Placing the copyright logo is worthless unless the work is actually under copyright.
Is it copyright if you use the same slogan?
No. XD :D :) :0 :P ;P :-{)
Can you copyright a design incorporating a foreign highway sign and a slogan?
1 hv no idea
Is there a copyright on the use of Whats Up Doc for commercial purposes?
Not sure about the copyright, but the last person who attempted to register a similar trademark in the US Trademark Office (related to restaurant services) wound up in litigation for over two years when Warner Brothers found out about it and ended up abandoning the application. Probably not, because slogans are not normally subject to copyright protection. However, it is a distinctive trademark slogan of a famous cartoon character, and almost any commercial use of the slogan that conflicts with the owner's rights is likely to result in unpleasantness.
Can education use copyright logo or slogan as a theme?
Yes you can use a protected logo or slogan as a theme (with permission) but it has nothing to do with copyright.Names, titles, logos, slogans, and common words/phrases are not eligible for copyright protection. They are usually registered and protected as trademarks.
Does the McDonald's slogan have a copyright?
No. Names, titles, slogans, and common words/phrases are not eligible for copyright protection. In many cases however they are registered as trademarks. A trademark is established by using it in trade. If you can establish that you were using the slogan first. you could sue McDonald's for damages - provided that you were using it for a similar type of business. For instance, for many year, Cadillac's ad's said "The Standard of the World". If you were marketing Eberhard Faber pencils and I were marketing french fries, we could each adopt "Standard of the World" as a slogan, because those three products are completely unrelated. I don't know which slogan of McDonald's you are referring to. You can do a search on it at the US Patent and Trademark website (WWW.USPTO.GOV) to see if it is registered in the area of commerce that you're interested in.
Is a clause copyright?
Usually a single clause is too short to qualify for copyright protection. If used in commerce, for example as a business slogan, it may be protected as a trademark.
Who uses the slogan Forget me not?
There is no particular company that references using the term Forget Me Not as a company slogan. This term can be related to a type of flower or a general slogan.
Who might use copyright?
Anyone who creates an original work is using copyright to protect it.
What are the benefits of using a slogan generator?
Slogan generators are relatively simple to use. Their main advantage is that they can take the work out of thinking, and can instead provide you with an appropriate slogan or inspiration towards the perfect slogan.
