If you use a famous trademark in commerce, you may be liable for at least trademark infringement and/or trademark dilution. You should discuss...

Is it legal to use the mascot name and colors for a school to sell a retail product?

You may be liable for at least, trademark infringement, trade dress infringement, and unfair competition. You should discuss with an...

Generally, to determine if a work is a derivative work, would require an analysis of the particular work. In addition, to determine if there...

Does a trademark, once over five years old and registered, also need a incontestability mark?

Generally, incontestable status, if obtainable, is very helpful. Generally, you can check the status of a U.S. registered trademark at...

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Do I need to have the title of my podcast and website trademarked?

There may be at least trademark dilution issues depending on the facts. In addition, generally, if one is selling/rendering goods/services in...

There may be trademark infringement issues. Generally, you should do a US full trademark search which would include at least, USPTO registered...

Designer items. Similar with my own brand.

There may be at least, copyright, trade dress, trademark, and patent issues concerning sale of a "similar" item. You should discuss with an...

Who Owns Master recording and writers Splits?

Copyright includes at least the exclusive right to prepare derivative works based on the copyrighted work, and the other party may be liable for...

For U.S. copyright law, on the surface, it appears these are public domain works. However, you should discuss with an intellectual property...

Generally, if your "tweaked" trademark logo is confusingly similar to the prior existing trademarked logo, for similar goods/services, you may be...