Can I trademark a play off of a known brand of clothing? It's truly a parody and has two words versus 1 but sounds the same.
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Answered on September 12, 2016
The short answer is yes, but without any details that is about all we could say. That is, if it is a true parody then it very likely would be...
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I own the domain Name www.getbackongoogle.com and I wanted to know am I infringing on Google by using the word Google
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Answered on September 12, 2016
Maybe? You are free to use another's trademark descriptively in text to refer to that mark holder and sometimes this happens within a domain, but...
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Answered on September 10, 2016
If you are brainstorming a distinctive brand for the business name and are not going with the more generic type names common to your industry then...
Can you sue an individual uspto office examiner? one that has been swayed or influenced ?
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Answered on September 10, 2016
Not if they were acting in their official capacity. You simply would not need to anyway. Examiners don't have to be biased to get it wrong. They...
How to run legal raffle online?
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Answered on September 10, 2016
The rules that govern online contests and sweepstakes vary under state laws. This is why you often see states like FL omitted from participation...
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If I trademark a word, can someone else use that word as a city that's planning on incorporating itself?
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Answered on September 10, 2016
No, you misunderstand something fundamental about trademark rights. The only way you can garner rights to the name is if you actually use it in...
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Can I copyright or claim as mine a public domain novel or literary work if I modify or re-write 20% of the work?
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Answered on September 10, 2016
Assuming the work is safely now in the public domain, which is what it appears, you should have no worries. These percentages however are...
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Whats the best way to apply for an ein number for my spa i am opening?
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Answered on September 10, 2016
The EIN is very straight forward. I would wait until the entity has been registered then do this immediately after:...
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I have a "REGISTERED COPYRIGHT" that the Copyright office has "UN-REGISTERED" it.
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Answered on September 10, 2016
No, you are not the only example of a cancelation of a completed registration. You should look at §201.7 Cancellation of completed...
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A DMCA copyright complaint notice stating only front page URL
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Answered on September 09, 2016
You received good answers. The notice should adequately identify the infringing content, but you have to be your own best friend and use a common...
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