May I use stadium names in my mobile app that users can check-in there? For that, I want to use the stadium names as a list.

Various professional sports stadiums have trademarks in their names, and use of those names for commercial purpose may subject one to liability for...

Generally, it is possible that one entity may have a trademark registration for a trademark for certain goods/services and that another entity may...

Can I sell shoes if the color of the shoes are inspired by the character but the character or name is not on the shoe

There are trademark infringement and copyright infringement concerns and it would be important to review all of the facts with an intellectual...

Generally, a work made by an employee within the scope of his or her employment is a work made for hire, and the author would be the employer, and...

Can the same trademark be used for two mobile apps that are in different app categories?

There are various factors which are used to determine if two trademarks are confusingly similar; these factors may vary depending on jurisdiction;...

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Is the act of manufacturing products that clearly incorporate visual or physical designs belonging to others by itself, illegal?

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

You may be liable for at least, violating their right of publicity for using their image for commercial purpose. You should discuss with an...

Can I preclude others to patent my idea if I published it (youtube, website) under one of the CopyLeft licenses?

Generally, in the U.S., if an entity did not invent an invention, and has not been assigned rights from an inventor of the invention, the entity...

Can I buy books from a foreign country and sell them online in the US?

Assuming books are "legally published in a foreign country" it would appear that under the Supreme Court's decision of 133 S.Ct. 1351 (2013) Supap...

Generally, if you take someone's trademarked product, modify it, but leave the original trademark on it, and sell the modified product without...