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stonemetal on March 22, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Show HN: Threadless for socks

Is it possible to get a copyright on a logo? I thought it wasn't and hence the reason for Trademarks. Still illegal, just curious.

dangrossman on March 22, 2013 [–]

A specific logo design is as protected as any other original image you can create. That logo can contain words or shapes that are protected by trademark. They're not mutually exclusive protections.

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