Assuming the works are still under copyright or trademark protection (and haven't fallen into public domain) they would be controlled by whoever acquired the intellectual property of the respective breweries when they ceased operation.
Most often the corporate entity that the former railroad currently exists as. For example, Union Pacific diligently protects logos of roads their predecessors acquired decades ago.
The British Leyland Trademark was founded in 1968, but as of 1986 it is now defunct. The trademark was succeeded by Rover Group (defunct as of 2005) and Jaguar Cars. Rover Group was succeeded by Land Rover and MG Rover Group (defunct as of 2005). Jaguar Cars is owned by Tata Motors, as is Land Rover.
no longer in business
Yes; Vivendi merged with Activision Blizzard, so Activision would retain copyright for its materials.
Most often the entity that absorbed the team's organization owns any remaining intellectual property such as copyrights and trademarks. Logos associated with King's Lynn, for example, would be controlled by King's Lynn Town. Transfers are rarely that obvious, of course. Trademarks can be searched at the site linked below.
The Nash Automobile Company is defunct.
Since the warranty was defunct, it would've cost more to fix than the price of a new one.Waiters and bartenders who don't have experience will often claim to have worked for establishments that are now defunct.Two hundred years ago, all of this land was owned by the now-defunct Van Trapp family.New Coke was a defunct product before it even hit the shelves.Practically every last independently-owned business in this neighborhood is now defunct, and they all have been replaced by big chain stores.Since nearly all the young people move away as soon as they can, this town is practically defunct.
KFAZ - defunct - ended in 1955.
KWTR - defunct - ended in 2011.
WYOO - defunct - ended in 1976.
WIAR - defunct - was created in 1922.
KNOB - defunct - was created in 1957.