Am I breaching the intellectual property law here?

Generally, to be an applicant for a copyright registration application one would need to be: author of the work, owner of one or more exclusive...

Does a letter drawn up regarding the sale of a patent and one of the officers receiving backpY first from the proceeds need not

Generally, it is better for an assignment of patent rights to be notarized, however, depending on the facts, an assignment without being notarized...

I played an Indian extra in the TV mini-series Centennial. Is it illegal to post pictures from the scenes I wasintoshowmyfriend

Generally, posting pictures from scenes of a movie may be copyright infringement. However, generally, there may be arguments of fair use,...

If my company name is one word, should I search the TESS database for only that one word or any combination of it?

It is possible that a trademark having two words may be grounds for rejecting your proposed trademark having just one word, depending on whether...

How different does a trademarked artist name need to be I have phee trademarked and another artist is going by phie

Generally, there would be a question of whether there is a likelihood of confusion between the two trademarks, and there are various factors used...

You indicate there was a verbal agreement. It may help if there was documentation to back up this verbal agreement, such as emails. In any...

Can I trademark similar name, trademark is "You the Bomb", I want my business "You Bomb" is this too similar?

Different likelihood of confusion factors are used in different jurisdictions to determine if there is a likelihood of confusion between one...

Generally, if there is a three word trademark, use of only one of the words may or may not be trademark infringement, depending on all of the...

Can I read portions of a book and add commentary to it and publish a podcast using that as a premise?

Copyright includes, at least, in the case of literary works, the exclusive right to perform the copyrighted work publicly, and it appears that you...

Can you be sued for stating incorrect information on a radio show?

Generally, if one makes false statements about others one may be sued for defamation depending on all of the facts, however at least first...