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Pamela Koslyn
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The URDP doesn't find anyone guilty, as this isn't a criminal proceeding, it's...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Za-zing. As Ms. Koslyn notes, financial recovery is not a remedy for either...
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Bernard Samuel Klosowski Jr.
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You are probably in the clear if, among other things, XYZ Corp. has legally "...
Pamela Koslyn
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Are you sure this company no longer exists? You can't rely on a Google search....
Ronald K. Phillips
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Yes, quite possibly. You would be creating a "derivative work" from the...
Bernard Samuel Klosowski Jr.
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Yes. Unless your service is for non-profit education, news, criticism or some...
Alexis Nicholas Mueller
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The short answer to your question is: no, you will not need to secure a license....
Pamela Koslyn
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It's true that colors per se aren't owned by anyone, and can be the subject of...
Willem Galen Gentry
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Trademark disputes are like snowflakes. Each one is unique. The courts look...
Pamela Koslyn
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A URL can function as a trademark, if it's used as one and not just used as a...
Pamela Koslyn
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Your atlas book can be copyrighted as a literary work as long as you add some...
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Pamela Koslyn
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It's best to get a personal referral from someone you know who's actually hired...
Boris Umansky
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Notice: The below is for educational and informational purposes only, is not a...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Do you mean you want to publish your autobiography? You have your own "life...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Jewelry isn't usually copyrighted, because a copyright only protects the...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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I join the chorus. If you mark your product "patent pending," however, be real...
Timothy Mark Donoughue
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Yes, as it is factually true. Of course, be sure not to say or imply that a...
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Imran Farooq Vakil
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Dear Chicago, IL, One should take a letter from a law firm seriously. Often...
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Beware that this is not an online scam. Next, if the law firm continues to...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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The registration of your name as a trademark will not be refused because it's...
Pamela Koslyn
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Yes, if it's available. Many celebrities do this identifying a product or a...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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All works published anywhere in the world -- including in the US -- are in the...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Wow. I left out a very important date in the first sentence in my previous...
Boris Umansky
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Notice: The below is for educational and informational purposes only, is not a...
Kaiser Wahab
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Unfortunately, there is no simple answer to your issue. Simply because a trade...
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Pamela Koslyn
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I don't know what you mean by a printed work that a card from a popular card...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Query: Alright, so I have a printed work, in this case a card from a popular...
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William Robert Samuels
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First, the thoughts already offered here cover well the inquiries you have made....
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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If you didn't sign anything granting a release for use of footage of you for...
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I agree with my colleague, however there seem to be a number of details which...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Trademark application fees to the USPTO are non-refundable, and about half of...
Boris Umansky
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Notice: The below is for educational and informational purposes only, is not a...
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Robert John Murillo
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You are not legally “obligated” to sign anything. If you don’t want to...
Kaiser Wahab
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Employers very often condition employment on the signing of their contract....
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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To my knowledge, no such database exists. To figure out if a US patent is in...
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There is really no database for "uneforceable" patents. You can visit the...

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