New York Intellectual Property Legal Advice (126 found)

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Kaiser Wahab
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Contributor Level 6

The first thing you should check and see is whether you had your employee sign...
Robert John Murillo
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Contributor Level 7

This is a complex issue and requires careful review of many more facts than you...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Maybe. Will your morphed image look enough like either one of the original...
Ronald David Coleman
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Contributor Level 4

As usual, my colleagues here have spoken well. There is nothing new under the...
Ronald David Coleman
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Contributor Level 4

This is simply not a question, unfortunately, that can be answered without the...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

Trademark rights are specific to the countries (and, in the U.S., only those...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Yes, you can be sued for a past infringement, if you caused harm to that...
Carlos Gonzalez
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Yes. ignorance of the situation is no defense and you may be sued for the...
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Ronald K. Phillips
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Contributor Level 5

Take a look at the responses to the question at http://www.avvo.com/legal-...
Kaiser Wahab
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Contributor Level 6

First you should assess whether your photos have been registered for copyright....
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Apparently some other user had admitted infringing on your trademark and has...
Kaiser Wahab
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Contributor Level 6

From your question, it sounds like the following is true: you have a fashion...
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Ronald Anthony Sarno
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Contributor Level 9

I do not know if you have a viable defense or not. I would certainly confer...
Bernard Samuel Klosowski Jr.
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Contributor Level 4

It's pretty typical for the party that's writing the agreement to "bias" it a...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Yes, you can use that phrase in the title and body of your book. Short phrases...
Carlos Gonzalez
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Contributor Level 7

You may use it without concern
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

You have a 1st Amendment right to comment on and parody public figures and...
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Copyright Infringement The mere mention of a movie’s name, no matter how...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Your question was asked and answered. http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/can-...
Mario Sergio Golab
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Contributor Level 5

No, you cannot. You can list the name of the company, but cannot use their...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

The photo has probably fallen into the public domain, but not necessarily. 1923...
Alexis Nicholas Mueller
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Contributor Level 3

Ms. Koslyn gives a succinct and accurate answer. Another relevant question is...
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Steven L. O'Donnell
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You need to contact an attorney now, have the attorney evaluate the marks and...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

A valid cease and desist threat is a valid threat no matter how you get it, and...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

You might be entitled to something. It appears that you performed and perhaps...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Your mention of a company's trademark to identify them as a customer isn't the...
Steven L. O'Donnell
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Contributor Level 5

In addition, even if the company was your customer, they might not care for you...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

You took something that did not belong to you -- someone else's photograph....
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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...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

It's very possible that a trademark examiner would find that the two names are...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

It seems doubtful, since there are other "Ultimate Fighter" products and...
David Alexander Browde
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Contributor Level 6

In addition to the process above, there is a form of lawsuit known as an anti-...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

You may be right that this person you had the dispute with registered your name...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

Query: What if competitor charges my client that his product name or packaging...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

I'm trying to figure out what the question is. Is the "my" a reference to an IP...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

The blog name itself, like film names and novel names, isn't protectible. But...
Jeffrey Thekdi Gedeon
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Contributor Level 4

You will probably want to seek separate trademark registrations for the name...

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