If my daughter puts a team logo in her art and specifies there is no affiliation with the team, could she use it?

Generally if you use a team's trademarked logo in artwork, without permission, there is a trademark infringement concern, however, fair use,...

Can you sell 2020 Presidential Election campaign products?

Generally, if you use someone's trademarked slogan to sell/render goods/services, without permission of the trademark owner, you may be liable for...

Can a company use video of my house for a TV ad without consent?

If the company never worked on your house there may be, at least, an action for false advertising or fraud, depending on all of the facts. You...

Is using a company’s name (just the name ~ no logo or other identifying mark) on a tee-shirt infringement?

Generally, use of someone else's trademarked name for selling/rendering goods/services, without their permission may be trademark infringement. ...

Fair Use/Copyright for use of photo and video on websites, how to do this?

Generally, if you take someone else's images "off" their website, there is a at least a copyright infringement concern. It would be more...

There may be at least a question of whether you are trying to have a supplemental reply entered, and depending on the facts the USPTO may not enter...

If you use a movie quote, there is at least a copyright infringement concern. Although, very short quotes may not be protectable by copyright...

Trademark registration possible if similar name exists?

It would be important to know what the two trademarks are, and you may be able to discuss in a free telephone consultation with an intellectual...

Is it illegal to obliquely recreate the sounds of a song lyric in the text of my novel without actually quoting the lyric?

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

Can I use song lyrics on a t shirt I produce and sell them?

Generally, very short quotes are not covered by copyright, however, use of a short quote may be copyright infringement of a larger work. A...