Can I use "The best little Icehouse in town" as a slogan without fear of infringement on "The best little whorehouse in Texas?"

There were a number of U.S. registered trademarks for "THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS", however those U.S. registered trademarks have been...

Copyright Infringement through a torrent download. What do I do now? I have already deleted the copyright content.

You should avoid improper downloading in the future. If you should receive a complaint, such as a copyright infringement complaint, you should...

Can I use copyrighted material in a contract I'm creating?

Assuming that the anime photo is subject to copyright protection, then you may be liable for copyright infringement if you copy it and put it in a...

Obtaining a Subpoena

Let's start with this: have you obtained, or at least filed for, a U.S. copyright registration for your book? Generally speaking, you would want...

Need advice about using copyrighted\pirated content hosted on my site.

There may be many issues here and you should contact a copyright attorney in a private consultation outside of this forum. However, the "safe...

With the many retroactive copyright extensions we have had over the past 20 years,ow do you calculate this?

In terms of copyright in the underlying story and musical score of "It's a Wonderful Life", it would appear that the term of copyright for those...

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What happens after one year goes by and you can't afford a Utility Patten.

You should discuss this in a private consultation as soon as possible with a U.S. registered patent attorney. Generally speaking it is better to...

Registered trademarks that are "famous" trademarks are entitled to a greater scope of protection. Assuming that the team name is a "famous"...

Can a toy manual be a selling point?

I am not sure what you mean by "selling point". However, generally speaking, a manual, for example, may be copyrighted. There may be a...

Is there copyright infringement to reproduce a company's 'contract/terms and conditions' for commercial purposes?

Generally speaking, someone can have a copyright in a contract. Copyright use, may, in certain circumstances, be "Fair Use" however you should...