Legal Question in Intellectual Property in New York

Well, in short, no. I think you might be confusing copyright interests vs trademark rights. You may be the copyright interests holder of the work, but they are in possession of an implied license to use this for its intended purpose, which is everything one uses a logo for. The rights transfer you refer to happens by operation of law if no written agreement is assented to.

I think it might be helpful if you discussed your objectives over with a lawyer in private certainly before you take any action that might actually backfire.

If you would like to discuss further over a free phone consult, feel free to contact me anytime that is convenient.

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Frank

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You may be the copyright owner of the logo, but in all likelihood the business owns the trademark rights. If you need assistance feel free to ping me offline.

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