Copyright - do I need to get copyright owner approval to use an ad or photo for a well known brand in a marketing book?

You should get permission from any copyright owner, or any trademark owner (such as owners of trademarked or brand names). There may be an...

Is it illegal to answer questions found in or on publicly owned documents or websites, or from copyrighted material?

Copyright does not protect ideas. So it may be possible to provide a service, which looks up answers to questions, however, you need to be...

Can I trademark a statement if someone else in my industry used it in the past for a different product?

You indicate that one of their dealers is still using the two word tagline, so there may be an issue of whether they have abandoned this or not....

You should have a full U.S. trademark search done, including at least, USPTO registered trademarks, USPTO pending trademark applications, US state...

If the non-provisional patent application was filed in 2013, and assuming it has been published, which by default occurs at 18 months after filing,...

You should consult with an intellectual property attorney in a private consultation about responding to the YouTube copyright claim, and possibly...

Is it okay to ask someone you work with for information regarding an illegal business practice?

You need to provide further detail in a private consultation with an intellectual property attorney. For example, having a login to a...

Can I use a trade name (and web-address) that partially contains the name of an existing trade name company?

Let's say the software company was "Microsoft". Let's say you wanted to do "MicrosoftSheet". I would say, you would be sued for trademark...

Fair use needs to be looked at on a case by case basis, under at least, the four factors shown in 17 USC 107, which are as follows: "...(1) the...

When LEGO provides instructions on how to build a particular LEGO structure, they may have a copyright related to those instructions. If someone...