San Diego County Intellectual Property Legal Advice (16 found)

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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....
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...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

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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Dana Howard Shultz
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It's certainly possible that use of part of your company's name could...
Pamela Koslyn
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Trademark infringement requires a nuanced analysis, and without knowing how...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Your play, from the moment its written is protected by a common law copyright....
Tomas Michael Flores
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I would recommend that you first register the play with the Library of Congress...
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Ronald K. Phillips
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You need to talk to a trademark attorney, and they'll need specific facts....
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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See http://bit.ly/3XGa2D for responses to a similar question.
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Pamela Koslyn
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Maybe. You'd have to justify this use of someone else's copyrighted work as "...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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The following is not legal advice and should not be relied upon to take or...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

It's ok to use quotes, they're public domain in the sense that they're not...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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I agree with M. Koslyn that you need to contact an intellectual property...
Arieh Mordechai Flemenbaum
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Contributor Level 5

You should contact a patent lawyer. Patent lawyers are specialists that have...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

The below does not constitute legal advice, does not form an attorney-client...
Boris Umansky
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Contributor Level 4

Notice: The below is for educational and informational purposes only, is not a...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

The NFL teams presumably own trademark rights to their name and trade dress (...
Laura Mcfarland-Taylor
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Contributor Level 8

Use them on what? As has been pointed out - this can be a tricky area of the...
Steven L. O'Donnell
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It's not stealing, but it is unauthorized copying. The recording industry has...
Kurt Van Thomme
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The below does not constitute legal advice, does not form an attorney-client...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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I join the chorus who opine that you cannot use the Hot Wheels flame logo w/...
Alan James Brinkmeier
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Making use someone else's logo in this way will bring litigation against you,...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

A provisional patent application provides literally NO patent protection -...
Dylan O Adams
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Contributor Level 4

Mr. Ballard provides an excellent answer. One of the downsides of...
Clark AD Wilson
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First you should have a patent attorney prepare and file a patent application...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

The following is not legal advice and should not be relied upon to take or...
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Markus May
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The pros and cons are always fact specific and depend on your specific...
Eric A Koester
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A merger usually brings with it some challenges. So if you decide to jump in,...

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