Its not a bad idea to file a copyright on the logo itself first. That only costs $30 in the US. And while a copyright is different from a tm you'll have at least some protection of your logo art.
The chance that a logo you've done has already been registered as a trademark are very slim. And the gov't will normally judge ownership through date of first use and the fact that the company has to prove they are actively using it. Also most companies will send a C&D before taking you to court unless it is obvious you knew about their logo tm.
Last edited by Cwilk; 23-11-2007 at 12:13 AM.
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