Generally, copyright ownership may pass, for example, by will or by intestacy. You should discuss with an intellectual property attorney...

How in Continuation patent applications works?

Generally, assuming the design patent application has an earliest priority date of 2015, and that this does not involve continuations in part, then...

Can a company trademark a common verb that has been widely used throughout their respective industry for many years?

Generally, if a word is a generic term with respect to the particular goods/services: See TMEP: 1209.01(c) Generic Terms "Generic terms...

I am a musical artist with a trademarked name. I notice other musical artists using my name on many sites. What can I do?

Generally, it may be possible to sue for trademark infringement if there is a good argument of a likelihood of confusion between your use of your...

Generally, assuming the same claimed invention was on sale more than 1 year prior to the earliest priority application filing date, then on the...

Can I write an e-book which contains all the best quotes/lines from any show like GOT and not get copyrighted?

Copyright includes at least the exclusive rights to reproduce the copyrighted work in copies, to prepare derivative works based on the copyrighted...

How do I get the rights to print, on a commercial basis, album cover that people can hang on their wall at home?

You may need to contact a record distributor to potentially obtain copyright license regarding the album cover. You should discuss with an...

Generally, there typically would be a requirement to indicate that the entire delay in payment of maintenance fee was unintentional and there may...

Can a director be sued for a video he was hired to shoot by the person being interviewed, even if it was for another company?

There may be a concern of a law suit for at least violation of right of publicity. You should discuss with an intellectual property attorney...

Was a co-author on a digital eBook and removed. Product is still for sale...what are my rights?

Generally, assuming joint authors of copyrighted work, not a work made for hire, and not assigned, absent an agreement or other facts, then each...