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Jonathan H Levy
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Parody is generally a defense to trademark infringment. As long as you were...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

My guess is that your use of those brand names in your song is ok, but that...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Use in commerce is defined and explained in the linked USPTO page, and fees are...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

"Information services" is one of those phrases that is so vague it's quite...
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Kaiser Wahab
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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...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

You've got almost no chance of getting this trademark registered in the same...
Boris Umansky
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Contributor Level 4

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

The other response has given you good advice about patent and contract...
Jeffrey Thekdi Gedeon
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Contributor Level 4

Without more detials on the nature of your "process" it is difficult to answer...
Lev Konstantyn Martyniuk
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Contributor Level 5

You can file your own Trademark Application. If the mark has been abandoned...
Laura Mcfarland-Taylor
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Contributor Level 8

Are you absolutely sure that the mark is no longer being used? I would...
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...
Robert John Murillo
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Contributor Level 7

The parties should have a thorough distributor agreement. This agreement should...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

A business entrusting the distribution of their product to another company...
Ryan R Gile
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Contributor Level 3

Disclaimer: This answer is provided as a public service and as a general...
Boris Umansky
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Contributor Level 4

Notice: The below is for educational and informational purposes only, is not a...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

The US company apparently believes that it owns, in Australia, trademark rights...
Mario Sergio Golab
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Contributor Level 5

From what you say you do not seem to be cybersquatting. Trademarks do not give...
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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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In addition, even if the company was your customer, they might not care for you...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Most circuits, including the 9th Circuit, say that it's 3 years from when the...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

Your research is right. Under Section 507(b) of the Copyright Act. "[n]o civil...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Yes, you should consult with an IP lawyer to see if you can patent this. You've...
Dana Howard Shultz
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Contributor Level 7

I agreed completely with Ms. Koslyn. In addition, it appears that you may have...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Copyrights, which protect particular artistic expressions of ideas, and...
John Charles Thomas III
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Contributor Level 3

You might be able to file an Intent-to-Use trademark for “New York Nights" in...
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Ronald Anthony Sarno
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Contributor Level 9

Try talking to a trademark lawyer the next time, You are permitted to use any...
Gerry J. Elman
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Contributor Level 4

Sounds to me as if the guy at the clerk's office wasn't a lawyer and was...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Obviously, you should hire a lawyer to help you with this and your other...
Jeffrey Thekdi Gedeon
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Contributor Level 4

Would you go see a film that was made by an attorney who was moonlighting as a...
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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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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

I think that you're operating under a misconception that is more than mere...
Jeffrey Thekdi Gedeon
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Contributor Level 4

Lets make sure that we are talking about Patents and not Trademarks. Patent...
Isaul Verdin
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Contributor Level 7

You can sue them for trademark infringement. I would begin with a cease and...
Mario Sergio Golab
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Contributor Level 5

You can sue for trademark infringement in Mexico and the USA. Also you can...
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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...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Actually Nike owns several trademarks using "Swoosh": http://tess2.uspto.gov/...

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