LogoGargen.com rips off world famous logos and gets away with it!

At first glance LogoGarden just looks like another stock logo farm out to scam small businesses with the lure of quick and cheap custom logos. But upon closer inspection we come to find that they're not ripping off regular joe logo designer, but are going after the big boys. They have stolen the intellectual property rights of some of the most famous brands such as The World Wildlife Fund pictured below.


To show how ridiculous this is, the following was taken directly from their terms and conditions.

LogoGarden retains the copyrights and all associated rights to the original symbols, but the license allows Users to use and display that symbol in the customized logo.

I find this more than a little ironic. LogoGarden has the nerve to steal other logo designs and claim full copyright to them, only to turn around and illegally license it to unlimited users.

The whole purpose of a business seeking out a custom logo is so that it can be uniquely identifiable to them, only used by them, and be copyrighted / trademarked so that if infringement occurs, they could take legal action and protect their brands value and reputation. Once a logo develops brand recognition, customers associate it with certain core values like trust, quality, reliability, experience, etc. All of which take years to develop and therefore has a priceless value.

What gets me the most is how the word custom is abused so much recently. If it is not created from scratch, it's not custom. Sometimes I wonder how people can fall for a scam like this, but that's what happens when you're looking for a quick solution. As a head's up some other "custom" logo sites that have been know to sell mass generic logos or just flat out rip offs include: logoworks, logoyes, quicklogo, and more. Basically if it says fast, cheap, and has a large selection of pre-made designs to choose from, RUN!

Moral of the story? There are no shortcuts in life. There is no such thing as do it yourself logo design service. There is only old fashioned, time consuming, do it yourself work. Or you could hire someone that creates logo designs for a living. Just an idea.

I first found out about LogoGarden from Jeff Fisher who has the misfortune of multiple instances of his logo designs being ripped off.

I hope it spreads that what LogoGarden and similar sites are doing is not only a scam, but also theft.