On the "story being told" test
Courts generally draw imperfect lines in terms of whether a character in a work, such as a movie or book, is protected by copyright due to the...
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Courts generally draw imperfect lines in terms of whether a character in a work, such as a movie or book, is protected by copyright due to the...
If you only want permission from Paramount pictures, you may want to discuss this with their licensing division or with an agent that handles their...
There may be concern that you may be liable for "reverse passing off". I.e. that you are selling someone else's clothes and pretending that they...
A short quote may be protected by trademark, but probably wouldn't be protected by copyright, by itself. A longer quote may be protected by...
You may be able to mention the other company's product name, and if your product is made from their product, you may in appropriate circumstances...
You need to provide more information for how you want to use the movie title. It is possible, depending on what you are trying to do, that a...
Using a trademark that is confusingly similar to an existing registered trademark creates a trademark infringement concern. I.e. your proposed...
You indicate you want to use "non public domain cartoon characters". A copyright owner has the exclusive right to reproduce the copyrighted work...
You should use a registered patent attorney to prepare your non provisional utility patent application. You may be able to get a free estimate ...
Not sure what you mean by "release to public", however, note that abandoned patent applications can in appropriate circumstances be revived and...