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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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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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Your friend should consult with an attorney. There is not enough...
Pamela Koslyn
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I agree with my colleague. In order to understand the contractual relationship...
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Dana Howard Shultz
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The issue you are raising is whether the quotes would constitute fair use under...
Kaiser Wahab
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To dispel what appears to be a major misconception about the use of copyrighted...
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Pamela Koslyn
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"Fair use" is a defense to a charge of copyright infringement. It relies on 4...
Dana Howard Shultz
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The information at the link below may help you figure out whether your use of...
Pamela Koslyn
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You start by doing some reading about what a patent is, and what a trademark is...
Boris Umansky
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Notice: The below is for educational and informational purposes only, is not a...
Robert John Murillo
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You must contact a trademark attorney immediately. Based on your facts it...
Pamela Koslyn
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As my colleague noted, if you didn't register this business name as your...
Pamela Koslyn
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LInked below is a "do it yourself" guide written for non-lawyers. But patent...
Adam L.K. Philipp
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If writing your own application is a little too daunting, a provisional patent...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Yes, you should consult with an IP lawyer to see if you can patent this. You've...
Dana Howard Shultz
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I agreed completely with Ms. Koslyn. In addition, it appears that you may have...
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Pamela Koslyn
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1) By the site, yes, if the TOS provides for suits for breaking the TOS, and no,...
Mario Sergio Golab
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It depends of the TOS. Read it and it will tel you the consequences of...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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I suggest that you seriously consider the possibility that the twelve attorneys...
Pamela Koslyn
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I'm one of the lawyers who provided "candid responses" to this questioner - I...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Trademarks are NOT word monopolies. Infringement only occurs when someone uses...
Pamela Koslyn
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Yes, there's a loophole in trademark law. It's called "nominative fair use,"...
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Dana Howard Shultz
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As the person who created both works, you already own the copyrights. I believe...
Pamela Koslyn
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Yes, you can register the copyright of the poem as a literary work, and the...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Regardless of where you live, the knowing purchase of goods with counterfeit...
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can you leave your email ? or send the email to me easygotrade@hotmail.com...
Pamela Koslyn
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Generally you have 3 years from the date you discovered or should have...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Query: " ... so how do I determined if I have infringed on someone else...
Pamela Koslyn
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As noted by my colleagues, your software will be accepted by the Copyright...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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“Definition of a victim: a person to whom life happens.” Peter McWilliams...
Pamela Koslyn
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Obviously something like this can't be answered on Avvo, it's got far too much...
Pamela Koslyn
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Specific copyright infringement claims, like trademark infringement claims, can'...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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If you want to know whether your amended software code infringes your...

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