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Trademark vs Copyright Logo: A Guide for Practice Owners

You approve the logo. The designer sends over the files. Your website team uploads it. Your signage vendor asks for vector art. Then the question hits: is this logo protected, or do I just have a folder full of files? That question comes up all the time with practice owners. A dental office launches a […]

Trademark vs Copyright Logo: A Guide for Practice Owners
Aspect Trademark Copyright
Main purpose Protects the logo as a brand identifier Protects the logo as original artwork
What it targets Consumer confusion in the marketplace Copying of creative expression
How it begins Through use in commerce When the work is fixed in a tangible medium
Best fit Practice names, logos, slogans, brand symbols Artistic logos, illustrations, graphic compositions
Long-term role Brand protection and goodwill Creative ownership of the design

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