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For example can I use the exact colors of Google Logo in my own logo? I have found the following information about the google logo here Googele logo trademark
However this article on google site clearly says not to imitate google color combination .I was hoping to use exact same color combination on my own logo but i don't want to infringe any IP property violation.Any help would be appreciated.
Caveat: I'm not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV.
As Google themselves have shown - by borrowing the same 4 colours used by Microsoft for the Windows logo - you can't copyright a colour combination.
I think the closest rule in your link is
So I think you'd have more trouble with a large C in the same style
than you would with a completely different look & feel that just happened to share the same colours.
To play safe, it would probably be best to avoid using those exact colours in combination.
Individual colours aren't generally copyrightable because nobody could ever claim to have created a colour - colours simply exist.
However, when it comes to use of specific colour combinations/colour schemes, or even individual colours used in branding, these could potentially be seen as part of a company's trademark. There has been at least one case you can read about here which ended up in court, and the complainant won. There's another interesting article here - of course in this particular case, it was not the colour that is protected, but the use of that colour for selling chocolate.
Disclaimer: This isn't legal advice, and I am not a lawyer. Ask your lawyer if you want legal advice (or choose different colours).
