Is it illegal for me to use a trademarked logo in a presentation?

How big is the presentation? If it’s a school thing that’s okay, if it’s a big company metting I’m not quite sure but probably not a good idea.

If you are discussing that company, I don’t see how it would be any different from using photos of their product, their headquarters, their CEO etc.

No one is going to walk into your presentation and arrest you.

Use the logo how you please, just don’t distribute the work around like it’s candy.

The key is to keep that little ™ or ® at the bottom, indicating that you in no way take credit for this.

To expand on what @MyNewtBoobs said, make sure you include whatever trademark symbol they use on the logo itself. You could also include a trademark acknowledgement somewhere, like as a footnote on the first slide where you use it, or at the end of the presentation. (The acknowledgement is something like, “The Exxon logo is a registered trademark of Exxon,” or whatever.) However, that would be to completely over-cover yourself!

It’s generally legal to show or use a logo as long as you aren’t misrepresenting it or your affiliation to them. If you’re worried, you could contact the company or visit their site and see what their guidelines are.

Is it for a class?

I’m giving a guest lecture in a University course. Might be posted online for students in the course…

@kfingerman If you really want to be safe, you can have an end note or slide or whatever with whatever disclaimers your heart desires.

I think that copywrite laws are different when used for education but I’m not sure.