Copyright Notice Document Public Domain Registration 
Dear Rich IP Blog
AUGUST 27, 2023
You don't need permission for designs produced before 1928 as they are in the public domain. You likely don't need permission for designs produced before 1963 because they would have to have their registrations renewed (and very few were). In 2015, the Copyright Office analyzed t he orphan works dilemma.)
Dear Rich IP Blog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
My understanding is that all publicity photos taken back in the 1920s and 1930s were never copyrighted, therefore, in the public domain, especially if the photographer is unidentified. The application seemed doomed in February 2019, when the USPTO trademark examiner issued a final office action (FOA) denying registration.
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