Re: trademarks: Can I use a college team's mascot name (and only the name) on products or services that their fans might use?
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Answered on September 06, 2017
Currently there is a U.S. trademark application, serial no. 86911137, for "Go Tiger!", which may become a registration, and that may be confusingly...
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Reverse Engineering of a hair product.
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Answered on September 06, 2017
Generally, trademarks are names or symbols used to identify source of goods/services, and you may be able to have a trademark for a name of a hair...
Do I need to register every new private label product my LLC company launches as a new trademark?
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Answered on September 06, 2017
If you are selling many goods/services using the same unregistered trademark, there may be more of a chance that you will infringe someone else's...
If we make a cartoon of a person in their likeness and they are wearing a trademarked logo is it illegal to sell?
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Answered on September 06, 2017
There may be an argument that the use of the trademark in this example, is an incidental use, a fair use, and generally not used as an indicator of...
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Can I Trademark the same name as another business?
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Answered on September 06, 2017
Even though the restaurant may be in the same classification number, it appears that they are using their trademark for very different...
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Can I sell copies of a painting that depict a celebrities face?
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Answered on September 06, 2017
There may be copyright infringement concerns, right of publicity violation concerns, and trademark infringement concerns in the example you have...
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How can I ask a cancellation of a trademark?
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Answered on September 06, 2017
Has your local client used their trademark in the U.S. in interstate commerce, or in international commerce with the U.S.?
If not, and assuming...
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Do I have legal rights to receive royalties on a book I fully illustrated?
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Answered on September 06, 2017
Did you do the illustrations within the scope of your employment for someone else? If so this may be a work made for hire situation, and that...
Job offer. They want Intellectual Property agreement. I develop software for my company. Will they own my work during employment
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Answered on September 06, 2017
It appears on the surface that your intellectual property or work product, if coming within the terms of the agreement, "shall be owned solely by...
Can I use an NFL name, like Diehard Cowboys Fan, on merchandise I am selling?
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Answered on September 06, 2017
If you use the name "Cowboys" or some other NFL name, you may be sued for trademark infringement.
You should discuss with an intellectual...