John Paul Costello

John Paul Costello's Answers (6)

Roseville, CA

Intellectual property Lawyer at Roseville, CA

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Patent Application ... +5 more

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My question is, is their any Trademark attorneys in the world that is brave enough to fight these people?

John's answer | Answered on December 10, 2015

You mention that you have proof that something happened, but do you have proof of damages? You need to have a theory of losses suffered by you...

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Do I need permission from professional athletes, current, former or dead to include them in a book?

John's answer | Answered on November 15, 2015

Many states have laws relating to misappropropriation of the name and likeness of another human being. This is based on the right to privacy....

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How can you tell when streaming online content if it's infringing on a copyright?

John's answer | Answered on November 11, 2015

I think you have provided a clue in your own questions. It is best to confine your downloading to well-known, reputable websites like NetFlix or...

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Hello. My question is how much does it cost the search if a certain product is patented? Do you provide any confirmation about r

John's answer | Answered on November 10, 2015

It appears that you did some Google searching to determine if a product was patented or not. Therefore I am assuming that you are not asking about...

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I have a design for sports wear clothing. I am working with someone to create the prototype. Do I need a patent for my design?

John's answer | Answered on November 09, 2015

The other counsel noted correctly that more information (revealed confidentially to an attorney) is required to make a call on this one. A patent...

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Developed an educational game which uses custom playing cards and rules based off the cards. Is it patentable?

John's answer | Answered on November 09, 2015

I have patented several card games and it boils down to whether your card game and custom playing cards operate by a novel set of rules that differ...

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