Can I use a quote from a fairly recent Disney movie (Zootopia) on team shirts for a March for Babies walk?

This is open and shut potential copyright and trademark infringement. Disney vigorously pursues these types of cases and routinely wins. You can...

How close can names be for trademark purposes?

Same product, same channel of commerce, identical word = high likllihood of confusion. Tough up hill battle. Talk to a good local trademark...

While your grandmother may have transferred physical possession of her poems to you, transfers of copyrighted material require a written...

My artist friend drew me as a caricature. I would like to use it as my company logo. Can I or do I need permission?

You will need a copyright release from your artist friend because although he gifted you physical possession of the art work he did not gift you...

The company has been involved in litigation with the Federal Trade Commission as an invention promotion company. They have signed a consent decree...

Trademark serves as a source identifier. While the original goods were marked with a label and brand of the original manufacturer you are in...

Is it legal to offer my arrangements for free with a donation?

No. Making musical arrangements of copyrighted musical work for any consideration constitutes making a derivative work, over which the copyright...

Can I get a patent for a cosmetic I import to the US?

While Attorney Koslyn is spot on in her advice (she usually is) if you have a sufficient background in cosmetic composition chemistry to make a...

Any form of copying of a creative work is technically copyright infringement. Whether or not this is legally actionable depends on how much of the...

While you may have geographically local superior trademarks rights in Bangladesh, by reason of the US and Madrid protocol trademark filings the...