# Patent & Copyright question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/patent-copyright-question/156062>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [July 22, 2005, 4:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/patent-copyright-question/156062 "2005-07-22T04:46:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![fashion\_boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@fashion\_boy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fashion_boy)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 4:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/patent-copyright-question/156062/1 "2005-07-22T04:46:44Z")

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Dont know if its the right forum for this

I went to the US Patent website, and found some logos that were “dead”, cancelled and expired. Does that mean I can legally use them?

Here’s an example.

[color=#003300][http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=80hkda.4.17](http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=80hkda.4.17)[/color]