You work for a pharmaceutical company. During your lunch breaks, you have become acquainted with one of the graphic artists at your company. He has just finished designing a logo for a new product, and the logo is now on your company's website. He mentions that he created the new design by downloading a logo that he found on an automaker's website and changing it a little. Which of the following statements is true? a. Your company is protected by the fair-use concept because your company and the other company are in different industries.
b. Your company is protected by the work-made-for-hire concept.
c. Your company has probably violated the automaker's trademark.
d. Your company is protected because there is no trademark or registered trademark symbol after the logo on the automaker's Web site.

The correct answer is : option C. Your company has probably violated the automaker's trademark.

Explanation:

Violation of trademark or trademark infringement is the unauthorized uses of a logo, mark or sign that is similar to a registered logo or trademark of any company or individual.

In this case hr had to make change in their logo that was found on the website of an automaker to avoid infringement or violation of the automaker's logo or trademark.

Thus, the correct answer is option C. Your company has probably violated the automaker's trademark.

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