Under 17 USC 1008, which was part of the "Audio Home Recording Act of 1992": "No action may be brought under this title alleging ...

Generally copyright does not cover a very short phrase, at least by itself, although use of a short phrase may be copyright infringement of a...

Patent for a social network?

Generally, although possible, it may be difficult to get a utility patent related to computer software for a social network, because it may be...

If a t-shirt company had a t-shirt that said, "Rural Nice People" and I named my company Rural Nice Clothing is that an issue?

If there is a likelihood of confusion between a prior existing trademark as applied to goods/services and your proposed trademark as applied to...

Cr england is a major company based in SLC, UT. Being in california, can i name my business cr england?

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

My question is about the word obvious. Can't something be obvious to one person but not another?

Generally, under 35 U.S.C. 103: "A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not...

The below link may or may not be helpful. https://about.nike.com/pages/doing-business-with-nike You should discuss with an intellectual...

Generally, if you introduce into a stream of commerce, a counterfeit product, there may be at least, trademark infringement concerns. You...

When purchasing an electronic version of a book, one typically agrees to terms of use, and those terms of use typically may limit to only personal...

Do you lose benefits under the copyright law under in the following situation?

Generally, under 17 US.C. 412, one looks at the effective date of registration and generally: "When the Copyright Office issues a registration...