Can a logo be protected by copyright?

Logos may be protected under copyright as artistic works and many trade marks may therefore also be copyright works. It is even possible for copyright protection to exist where a logo consists only of a name or a group of letters that are arranged in such a way as to give some form of 'artistic' impression. There will be no copyright protection, though, unless the artistic work is original.

Copyright may be used to prevent someone from making a copy of a logo (assuming it is a copyright work), by, for example, putting the logo on packaging or advertising for goods or services. But trade mark protection is probably worth obtaining where a logo is to be used in connection with goods or services.