How do I determine what a short quote is?

Generally, copyright does not cover short quotes, however, whether a particular quote is covered by a copyright may depend on its creativity, its...

Can I argue fair use for copyrighted music in a fictional, narrative student film?

Generally you do not want to publish a video which includes copyrighted music to a public website, without permission of the copyright holder, even...

You indicate the competitor is using "identical packaging", it is possible you may be able to sue, at least, for trade dress infringement. The...

No patent search is fool proof, however, you should discuss having at least a preliminary patentability search done with a registered patent...

Concordia university is, and has been using my me in a commercial that was only meant for a one time event? For 8 years!

They may be violating your right of publicity. You should discuss with an intellectual property attorney in a private consultation.

Can we use the line "People are people no matter how small"?

There are, at least, U.S. trademark registrations for A PERSON'S A PERSON NO MATTER HOW SMALL for a number of classes for goods/services. ...

An out-of-state company trademarked a name similar to mine, and is now opening a place near me. Am I protected or in trouble?

You state you "haven't opened a business". Trademark rights are based on use, actual or constructive. The other company apparently has...

Provisional patent protection

If you file a non provisional with matter that is not in the provisional, then that new matter does not get the priority of the provisional...

I want to name my tattoo shop after a goddess character in a famous video game... can i do that?

They may have some trademark rights, such as common law trademark rights to the name, at least for certain types of goods/services, in addition if...

If I create a shirt with a quote such as... "Navy has small decks" with the west point color scheme, does this violate a TM?

The Department of the Navy FEDERAL AGENCY UNITED STATES, has, at least, various U.S. trademark registrations for "NAVY", so if you use "NAVY" in a...