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Pamela Koslyn
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You have good leverage to assert your entitlement to payment. As the creator...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Question: Do I have any rights to the logo? Answer: Yes. I think you own...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Before you can put anything into a trust you need to identify with specificity...
James L Lindon Ph.D.
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Until the intellectual property is identified and registered in some way, its...
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Pamela Koslyn
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I've heard of lawyers who have tried to copyright their legal documents and...
Dana Howard Shultz
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While I agree with the first answer that, as a practical matter, you probably...
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Jeffrey Thekdi Gedeon
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When it comes to infringement, all that matters are the *claims* of the patent...
Steven L. O'Donnell
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Without seeing your application and the patent, this is impossible to answer....
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Jeffrey Thekdi Gedeon
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Yes, infringement covers the activities of making, using, selling, or importing...
Bernard Samuel Klosowski Jr.
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Yes, even if you are "just making" your widget to give away, it could still...
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Pamela Koslyn
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While registering your business name as a dba/fictiious business name doesn't "...
Carlos Gonzalez
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A DBA does not reserve a name, nor a right to a name... In order to protect it...
Dana Howard Shultz
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You are correct that absent an assignment, you still own the copyright in the...
Pamela Koslyn
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You probably do still own the copyright in the design you created, but it...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Names yes, logos and other trademarks no -- at least not w/o their permission....
Pamela Koslyn
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Since these are your clients, the last thing you want to do is alienate them by...
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Bernard Samuel Klosowski Jr.
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"Copyright" regards the "expression of an idea." Someone expressing an idea is...
Bernard Samuel Klosowski Jr.
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Pardon the typo in my previous answer - the site is www.copyright.gov....
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Your question reveals a fundamental misunderstanding that many, many people (...
Pamela Koslyn
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If my colleague's examples have not enlightened you to the point where you...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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The below does not constitute legal advice, does not form an attorney-client...
Pamela Koslyn
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Unfortunately costuming a stage show is not a service that the trademark office...
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Ronald K. Phillips
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Definitely get an attorney to help you with this. Chances are good that if...
Kaiser Wahab
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I believe that you should consult with an attorney. The issue here is one of...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Historical facts are free for the public to use, and I'm not sure what you mean...
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Gerry J. Elman
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Gee, that's a question without an easy answer. The first thing I'd suggest you...
Mason Boswell
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There are two fronts you want to operate on: 1) Invalidate any patents the...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Your question seems to assume that the original mark is similar to the new...
Kaiser Wahab
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If I understand your question properly, you wish to register of a new mark, but...
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Gerry J. Elman
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In general, no. Under U.S. patent law, one's own disclosure of the invention,...
Jeffrey Thekdi Gedeon
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In general, you must file a patent application within one year from the first...
Pamela Koslyn
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No. Only the owner of the copyright in the sound recording (the CD) has the...
Kaiser Wahab
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Contributor Level 6

Ms. Koslyn is absolutely right and many people struggle with this legal issue....
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

Why on earth would an internet service provider in Korea give a hoot about your...
Pamela Koslyn
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Under these circumstances, you may ned to hire a law firm that has a lawyer...
Pamela Koslyn
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Does this other user have a trademark? Do you have one? All you've mentioned...
Kaiser Wahab
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As a threshold matter domain names can and do infringe the trademark rights of...

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