Deborah Jane Peckham's Answers

Ownership of Written Work

If the proposal was written by you as part of your direct employment by these former partners or the partnership, done on the partnership's time, using their resources and under their direction, then there is a good chance the proposal text belongs to the partnership and not you --under a "work for hire" theory. If, on the other hand, you were independent when you wrote it, not employed by the partnership (but this was more of an independent contractor relationship) OR if you did it as a gift/...

2 lawyers agreed with this answer

For a new company logo do I have to register it for trademark before using it on my website and such?

All of the answers above are correct and very good. I would add that while registration is not necessary in the U.S., in virtually all other countries, registration is a requirement to ensuring you have exclusive rights in the logo. You say this is for an international company - so if the company has interests in, and/or is marketing or selling goods or services outside of the U.S., an international filing plan to protect the logo may be crucial. Again, experienced IP counsel in the U.S. will...

3 lawyers agreed with this answer

A question re publishing created by yourself sports match highlights video clips on internet

No, generally you are not free to reuse video clips of sports highlights, even if you attribute the original source. Video feeds are protected by copyright and their re-use, generally, is strictly prohibited --even if the re-use is without the accompanying audio. Theoretically, if each clip were extremely short, you might be able to argue that the use was "de minimis,"-- meaning it was such a small amount, that your use doesn't impact the value of the original. That argument probably would...

2 lawyers agreed with this answer

1 person marked this answer as helpful