Chicago Intellectual Property Legal Advice (41 found)

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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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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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Lisa, You can visit the the trademark office website for details at www.uspto....
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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Andrew Pavlinski's answer
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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...
Pamela Koslyn
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Generally only the rightsholder to the original work has the right to make "...
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Andrew Pavlinski's answer
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I agree with the previous remarks on fair use and parody. My firm handles...
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Andrew Pavlinski's answer
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Tom, The word Chicago is in the public domain in terms of copyright so you are...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Andrew's answer is spot on. The word "Chicago" is free for all to use --...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Yes, the photos are yours and the common law copyrights to those photos belong...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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I suggest the you review the answers to similar questions previously posed:...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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You need much more thorough advice than can be relayed via this forum. I...
Pamela Koslyn
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If you mean replica products using someone else's trademark, don't do it, find...
Arieh Mordechai Flemenbaum
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As with any new business, you have to do your homework. You need to know your...
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Kurt Van Thomme
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The below does not constitute legal advice, does not form an attorney-client...
Pamela Koslyn
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Actually Nike owns several trademarks using "Swoosh": http://tess2.uspto.gov/...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Hire an intellectual property litigator today. If you cannot afford one,...
Pamela Koslyn
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I respecifully disagree with the other response. I think you intended to buy...
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Michael J. Helfand
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Every single case is different. If you've provided your attorney with a lot of...
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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Yes, Big Dog is probably used by lots of companies, many involving hot dogs,...
Jon Kenneth Perala
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You might find it interesting to note that Superdawg Drive-in of Chicago...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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The only way to determine if one trademark is confusingly similar to another --...
Steven L. O'Donnell
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Unfortunately, such a specific question simply cannot be answered in a forum...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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You have two issues: (1) can you stop the the Australian company from using in...
Pamela Koslyn
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Trdemarks rights are territorial. While you don't indicate whether you were...
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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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