Is it okay to wear my moms jacket?

You're not going to have a problem unless you do something that causes one. Just wearing the jacket will not be an issue no different than if I...

Can I sue her?

Well of course you can sue. This is America after all. What is less clear is exactly what the cause of action will be as well as the actual...

Please let me know if it's legal to use cover songs sold by a third party in a derivative work and if so how is it legal.

Typically, venues will be paying into the clearinghouses (ASCAP, BMI, etc.). which will cover for the performance rights of music performed either...

Am I being scammed or is this legitimate? I am in the wrong, either way. Even if it was accidental.

It's probably not a scam, but more of a tactic. The odds that anyone would actually take legal action for this are pretty slim. I agree that I...

Filing an action to stop the use of our corporate name

You need a proper analysis conducted before you take any action here. Your rights to the mark under common law will only extend to the scope of...

Which protects someone against copyright lawsuits better a work for hire agreement or a license agreement?

In most cases the problems are the inverse in that a client gets pinched for copyright infringement because the WD they hired populated their site...

Can a lawyer have more then one registration # in NYS?

When you are on the Attorney Directory site for the Unified Court System and call up the lawyer you should see however many attorneys correspond...

With my blog, can I use high resolution pictures from a product's website? My blog does product reviews.

In general, using someone else's images like a product manufacturer's to help resell or for review purposes would be an infringement. This is...

Will it be legal for me to publish and sell an NFL wallet schedule in light of the "FOR USE AS DESIRED" statement?

Any creative expression will be covered by copyright law automatically. Then you register the work with the US Copyright Office so to perfect your...

Selected as the best answer

There are a lot of legal considerations, but as noted patent is very likely not one of them or at least as it pertains to a mathematical formula....