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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Trademarks are NOT word monopolies. Infringement only occurs when someone uses...
Pamela Koslyn
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Yes, there's a loophole in trademark law. It's called "nominative fair use,"...
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Pamela Koslyn
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The rightsholders of the logos you're re-using on your own products have the...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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See the answers given at: http://bit.ly/3B17Gp
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Pamela Koslyn
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From a quick search on the copyright database, it seems the flag is from 1911,...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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It's unlawful in California to offer business services by using an insignia,...
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Daniel Nathan Ballard
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“Whoever intentionally traffics or attempts to traffic in goods or services...
Brian Richard Dinday
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Okay, here is yet another point of view, but somewhat different. You do not...
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Oscar Michelen
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The key would be "confusion" and "dilution." Is it likely that someone would...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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The fact that you're seeking online legal advice before making a branding...
Pamela Koslyn
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You own the mark, since you were the 1st to use it in commerce. But your rights...
Pamela Koslyn
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Yes, your domain name will help to establish your priority of use. They may...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Colors (and team name and stylem size, and placement of font, etc.) are a big...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Trademark applications have to be very specific, and the registrations...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

You want to use someone else's registered trademark? Hmm. From the get-go a...
Robert John Murillo
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You must contact a trademark attorney immediately. Based on your facts it...
Pamela Koslyn
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As my colleague noted, if you didn't register this business name as your...
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Pamela Koslyn
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No, you can't use other people's property without "dealing with copyright of...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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I think you're asking whether it's lawful to sell a product that is "related"...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Many images on the internet are copyrighted, and their rightsholders have the...
Richard F Hamlin
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You will not find better advice than Ms. Koslyn's. Hire her or someone else...
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Pamela Koslyn
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I think what you mean is "can I copyright my website content," and the answer...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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"Trade dress" protects the distinctive look and feel of a product -- either its...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Ok, you just want to have characters use the name and show their signage....
Pamela Koslyn
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If you're planning to shoot a film at private university, you need more than...
Robin Mashal
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Disclaimer: The materials provided below are informational and should not be...
Jon Kenneth Perala
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Two main issues here are "priority of use" - which business first used the mark...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Depending on what your website's comprised of, your data and photos may be...
Willem Galen Gentry
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If someone has put up a web site confusingly similar to yours, you may be able...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 9

I know this sounds self-serving, but Legalzoom goes out of it's way to disclaim...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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LegalZoom has been accused of unlawfully practicing law: < http://tr.im/v0bb >,...
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Pamela Koslyn
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I think you've already asked this and gotten it answered. If not, please see my...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Contributor Level 7

My bad: I dropped a "not" from my previous answer. The paragraph should read:...
Michael Alan Plumleigh
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Yes, generally speaking, use of another company's logo or name without...
Pamela Koslyn
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Using charities' logos to create a false impression that these charities...
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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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I agree with both other answers that you can use a famous person's image with...
Anthony B. Cartee
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The first question would be who took the picture? I am guessing that someone...
Pamela Koslyn
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The only one whose right would be seem impacted by this use would be the...

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