Boston Intellectual Property Legal Advice (20 found)

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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

I agree that under copyright law the design company is right in its assertion...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 9

A creator of a work is the presumed author and owner of the work, and copyright...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

Seems to me the issue is whether you may lawfully sell a service that automates...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 9

Titles of books aren't copyright protected, and neither are facts or ideas, and...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 9

You can put your past jobs on your resume and brochure, but you have to be...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

As usual, Ms. Koslyn's information is spot on. I write only to reinforce her...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 9

Most likely your proposed uses are violations of publicity rights as well as a...
William T Harrington
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Contributor Level 5

I am not a copyright lawyer, but my take is that if you are providing the photo...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

Your trademark rights in the "logo/name" of your comic strip will arise all on...
Steven L. O'Donnell
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Contributor Level 5

If you're not using the mark in commerce, which it sounds like you are not...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

Registering, in bad faith, a domain name that is identical or confusingly...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 9

You have spent very little money and time obtaining this domain name...
Laura Mcfarland-Taylor
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Contributor Level 8

I think that you need to consult with an intellectual property attorney before...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

Query: "[w]ould I need explicit permission for this kind of derivitive work?...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 9

Maps are copyrightable, and the MBTA owns the copyrights to its maps of the T...
Kara O'Donnell
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Contributor Level 4

Were you referring to the T train cars themselves? Those are most likely not...
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William F Lang IV
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Contributor Level 2

Initially, a determination of whether the name is one for which trademark...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

This is either your second go-around with this question or someone under...
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Oscar Michelen
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Contributor Level 7

It is difficult to answer this question in a vacuum, in that I can't tell the...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

For all the reasons that Oscar mentions, you need to hire a trademark attorney...
Barry Neil Shrum
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Contributor Level 5

This is a very complicated question -- you should seek the advice of competent...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

There's not much to add to Barry's thoughtful analysis. It's useful -- I...
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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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

The below does not constitute legal advice, does not form an attorney-client...
Craig Andrew Redinger
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Contributor Level 3

To supplement Mr. Ballard's comments, it is important that you determine who...
Kurt Van Thomme
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Contributor Level 5

The below does not constitute legal advice, does not form an attorney-client...
Mario Sergio Golab
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Contributor Level 5

If the first publication occurred six month ago, then the inventor has up to...
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Jon Kenneth Perala
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Contributor Level 4

You can file a trademark application even before you actually use your intended...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

John's answer is a good one. I would add, however, that when you apply to...
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Oscar Michelen
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Contributor Level 7

You are talking about a couple of different things. Someone holds the rights...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

Some quick background: The "covered" song is protected by two copyrights -- a...
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Oscar Michelen
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Contributor Level 7

It is very difficult to answer such a general question in a format such as this,...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

As usual, Oscar is right. Even with your clarification no "answer" can be...
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Daniel W Mcdonald
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Contributor Level 3

Generally, a copyright applies to specific works, which are shown in a photo or...
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Kurt Van Thomme
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Contributor Level 5

The below does not constitute legal advice, does not form an attorney-client...
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Craig Andrew Redinger
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Contributor Level 3

For an invention to be patentable, it must be novel and non-obvious in light of...
Dylan O Adams
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Contributor Level 4

It is not entirely correct that you cannot patent an “idea.” Generally,...

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