Is it considered fair use if I review a competitor's branded product on my YouTube channel and use their official logo in the video thumbnail?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Is it considered fair use if I review a competitor's branded product on my YouTube channel and use their official logo in the video thumbnail?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
United States trademark nominative fair use use competitor logo product review thumbnail likelihood confusion legal guidanceGoogle ↗
OBSERVED
USPTO trademark fair use nominative use identify competitor product logo reviewGoogle ↗
OBSERVED
YouTube trademark policy thumbnails logos commentary reviewsGoogle ↗
OBSERVED
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
Classifying 3 queries…
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
United States trademark nominative fair use use competitor logo product review thumbnail likelihood confusion legal guidance Google ↗
USPTO trademark fair use nominative use identify competitor product logo review Google ↗
YouTube trademark policy thumbnails logos commentary reviews Google ↗
- Online Use of Third Party Trademarks: Can Your Trademark Be Used without Your Permission? · americanbar.org
- Using the Trademarks of Others · dmlp.org
- HN Tobin · gibsondunn.com
- Thumbnails policy · support.google.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States trademark nominative fair use use competitor logo product review thumbnail likelihood confusion legal guidance OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
USPTO trademark fair use nominative use identify competitor product logo review OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
YouTube trademark policy thumbnails logos commentary reviews OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 |