Can I buy a digital picture or series of pictures online and post them for free on a website for others to see?
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Answered on May 20, 2019
You may or may not have purchased a license which permits you to use these digital pictures in the manner you are suggesting.
You should check...
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What to do about lawyer and malpractice ?
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Answered on May 18, 2019
You may be able to petition to revive an abandoned trademark application, abandoned for failure to respond, assuming delay was unintentional and if...
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Filing patent overseas?
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Answered on May 18, 2019
U.S. patent rights are typically territorial in nature and generally are limited to the U.S., U.S. territories, and U.S. possessions....
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If I hand draw historic signs from my state and sell them on a finished product, does this violate copyright law?
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Answered on May 18, 2019
If these are signs showing trademarks of a business, which is active or which may have an intent to resume use, there is a at least, a trademark...
Will I be under copyright protection if I refer to fictional pieces of literature and poetry within a fictional world?
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Answered on May 18, 2019
Generally, fictional characters may be covered by copyright.
However, generally, a work covered by copyright has a term, which ends at some...
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Can I sell sculpture or painting made by someone else?
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Answered on May 18, 2019
There may be an issue of whether you were given these items to keep permanently or whether the artist is entitled to get them back.
You should...
Is it illegal to sell a fake designer bracelet if you make it clear it’s a fake?
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Answered on May 17, 2019
Generally, if one trafficks in counterfeit products one may be criminally and civilly liable.
You should discuss with an intellectual property...
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Copyright infringement??
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Answered on May 17, 2019
Copyright includes at least the exclusive rights to reproduce the copyrighted work in copies, to prepare derivative works based on the copyrighted...
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How do you prove a weak trademark?
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Answered on May 17, 2019
Generally, if you are trying to get a U.S. trademark registration and the trademark application has been refused based on one or more other...
Can I sell framed pro sports team jerseys on my ecommerce website?
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Answered on May 17, 2019
Depending on how you advertise this, there is at least a trademark infringement concern if you create the impression that you are sponsored by the...