orangeman Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 I have been asked to design a puzzle for a customer at a recent craft show. The person is the local regional office manager for a branch of a well known national company. The puzzle the person wants is of the company's logo! And the order might entail 15-20 puzzles in the $25-$30 range. Obviously the company's logo is copyrighted or trade marked. Any advice on how I should proceed? I could make the puzzles and sell them to the person without any identification of who made them. Please help. bb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 6 minutes ago, orangeman said: I have been asked to design a puzzle for a customer at a recent craft show. The person is the local regional office manager for a branch of a well known national company. The puzzle the person wants is of the company's logo! And the order might entail 15-20 puzzles in the $25-$30 range. Obviously the company's logo is copyrighted or trade marked. Any advice on how I should proceed? I could make the puzzles and sell them to the person without any identification of who made them. Please help. bb He's representing the company and works for them? If so, I'd say do it, their representative is requesting and ordering, so you shouldn't have any issues. Of course I'm no lawyer, so take it for what it's worth. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 get his request in writing signed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandaideman Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Wow that is a dilemma That I have no clue what to do with that. I am sure the copyright folk will help. I wondered if the person since he is a area manager would be able to get permission from the corporation easier than you could. Being that it is national I would want the permission first. But that is from a cautious man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeman Posted August 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 1 minute ago, Scrappile said: get his request in writing signed. It's in writing but only via e-mail. bb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Have you expressed you concern about copyright issues to him. He may not have thought of it, he may back out or he may get permission from higher up,,,,and you may get a bigger order of things to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 You should get permission from the head office, no regular employee can give you the proper permission required to make anything off of their logo. I would think the best people to ask for permission, would be the company's legal department. If you explain what you want to use the logo for, there may not be any problem with using it, but it's best to ask the right people. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 I agree with Len... Get permission from the head of their legal department.. never trust an employee.. as they might just say " Oh there is no problem with it.. I work here and it's okay they don't care" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneMahler Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 I just received a similar request from a customer who her and her husband owns a local Mr. WaterHeater. She signed off on a disclaimer about copyrights. And I will say she was happy to do so. We never know what to expect when you advertise "custom orders welcomed" but need to be prepared to cover our butts. Wish I understood the laws better but going to proceed as planned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 4 hours ago, orangeman said: I have been asked to design a puzzle for a customer at a recent craft show. The person is the local regional office manager for a branch of a well known national company. The puzzle the person wants is of the company's logo! And the order might entail 15-20 puzzles in the $25-$30 range. Obviously the company's logo is copyrighted or trade marked. Any advice on how I should proceed? I could make the puzzles and sell them to the person without any identification of who made them. Please help. bb Details Details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye10 Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 I have seen company's give gifts for how many years you have been with them. Those gifts had the companies name on them. To my way of thinking this is the same thing. I wouldn't worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeman Posted August 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Unbelievable! I contacted the person and shared my concerns regarding the copyright/trademark situation. Lo and behold I received a document today which says they have authority to create products with the logo and I am listed as a vendor! Now the pressure is on to come up with a design! bb NC Scroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollin'fool Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 YAY, now the fun can begin. the beginning of a project is always so exciting. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 Yep, and now you can enjoy working on it with no worries about legal things. May bring you more work also, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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