When do you need a lawyer for your clothing line, should I patent all my designs, or some? [email protected]
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Answered on May 23, 2014
This is a very good question and one that I often dealt with in my 12 years working as an attorney in the fashion industry. There are indeed risks...
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Famous celebrity/athlete images and/or decisions they made, can I put these on clothing without paying for permission or sued?
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Answered on April 17, 2014
This is one of those questions that can ONLY be answered by an attorney who has all of the specific details of the "parody". Cases like this one...
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Do i need permission to use a picture of a steelers jersey on my website?
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Answered on April 17, 2014
Legally, no. I hesitate to predict what the NFL would say however because they take an improperly expansive view of trademark law (preventing free...
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How do I get a trademark for my book concept?
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Answered on April 16, 2014
It appears that you are asking about copyright, not trademark (copyright is what protects the content of your book). The good news about copyright...
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If I have a Certification Mark, does that prevent competitors from creating a similar program and also receive a Cert Mark?
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Answered on April 16, 2014
The protection is solely as to the "mark" and is as extensive as any other trademark (or more accurately it's scope of protection is based on the...
If an individual makes a donation-in-kind of a logo to an organization without putting a copyright on it, do they still own it?
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Answered on April 16, 2014
First things first. In order for there to have been a valid transfer it would have to be assigned in writing OR there would have to be a work made...
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Can I trademark a word that is coincidentally a foreign village?
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Answered on April 16, 2014
Unless this town has some significance in relation to your website (it's more detailed than this but for your purposes, a 'no' answer to this will...
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IS this copyright or trademark?
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Answered on April 16, 2014
The "TV Shows" (or an associated party) surely own copyright in any image taken from an actual episode in addition to characters (including things...
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Trademark name vs generic name
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Answered on April 15, 2014
ZXCSFSRDYEHFD: Requires search
FLOORING: Does not require search
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What is the most reasonable price to do a Trademark Search and File?
I am trying to trademark my name as a designer.
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Answered on April 14, 2014
A good flat fee for doing everything required to get a trademark registration is about $400. The USPTO filing fee is either $275 or $325.
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