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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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Ms. Koslyn is absolutely right and many people struggle with this legal issue....
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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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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Pamela Koslyn
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It's quite difficult to get something trademarked - in fact, something like...
Ronald Ethan Perez
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Please see - http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/index.jsp. Ron Perez
Ronald K. Phillips
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Your friend should consult with an attorney. There is not enough...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

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...
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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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