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What is preventing a lawyer to accept all patents ideas from clients regardless if he thinks it will pass or not?
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Answered on December 08, 2016
Let's start with this - there is no such thing as a fool proof patent search.
There may be millions of documents and/or other items that can...
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Website ownership
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Answered on December 08, 2016
You state "I registered a domain for my brother".
You also state "The domain is his business's name.".
Since it is his business, and his...
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Do I need to license a song for a family video for a client?
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Answered on December 07, 2016
In some circumstances there may be "fair use" arguments, however, in this particular circumstance you indicate it is "for a client", which may mean...
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I have a purse I have designed and I would like to sale it "with" the Nike logo or any logo may I?
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Answered on December 07, 2016
Typically, you would need to get a license from the owner of the rights for the particular logo.
For the NBA specifically, here is some...
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Can I take base color / blank second hand shirts with no branding tags and affix my own up-cycling brand.
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Answered on December 06, 2016
It may be a better idea to enter into an agreement with someone who will manufacture or supply you blank t-shirts that you can put your own label...
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Trademark
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Answered on December 06, 2016
There is a U.S. registered trademark for "SiliSponges" for "sponges for household purposes".
If you sell something called "Sili" and they are...
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How to determine a settlement amount in a trademark case
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Answered on December 06, 2016
You indicate that the company has been using the logo for 40 years, did you create this logo more than 40 years ago?
If you do own the rights...
I want to make money through a guessing game online, but is such a website legal?
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Answered on December 06, 2016
There may be many laws related to gambling online and you should discuss this with a Maryland attorney.
Also, ideas are not copyrighted,...
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Can I scrape data from a webpage with my chrome plugin if it’s public information?
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Answered on December 06, 2016
You state "pulls data from a webpage".
The webpage or website may have some "terms of use" which may impact whether you can or cannot do...
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Can I Trademark a phrase (two words) that is currently Service Marked as a business name?
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Answered on November 28, 2016
There may be confusion between using the same trademark for "wine glasses" and "wine touring business", and there may be a trademark infringement...