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Can I use college/professional sports logos on my website as testimonials if they have purchased my product?
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Answered on November 10, 2015
Using their logos is likely going to present a false association, endorsement, sponsorship or other affiliation with the mark holder. Using their...
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How do I enforce my copyright? Can I fight for my copyright even though I was a volunteer when the work was made
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Answered on November 10, 2015
The question will ultimately be determined based on whether this was a work-for-hire or transfer scenario. Based on these facts alone, the township...
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What are the copyright limits using video content to make an educational video that i will teach in schools and profit off of?
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Answered on November 10, 2015
Attorney Ballard offered a good explanation. There is an exception in the copyright law for the use of copyright protected material used by a...
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Copy right of "action figures" based on a screenplay
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Answered on November 10, 2015
It could be a copyright infringement, a trademark infringement or both. The infringement test under copyright law is called "substantial...
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I have collected hundreds of quotes over the years and I would like to compile them in a book.
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Answered on November 09, 2015
Using quotes will generally be permitted. This is largely because using what amounts to a very small portion of a much larger body of work will not...
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Seeking trademark consultation
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Answered on November 09, 2015
Almost all of us TM lawyers here on Avvo will offer a free phone consult.
Your trademark will be one of if not the most important and valuable...
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A trademark is dead in the class 025...I wanted to know could I use it as my stage name or is it no longer obtainable
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Answered on November 09, 2015
Just because the name shows up as "dead" at the USPTO does not mean that the name is not being used. It only means that it is not presently...
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I just learned my registered fictitious name for my business is being used by two other separate individuals in the same state.
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Answered on November 09, 2015
Know that merely registering your business name with a state or county agency does not convey any right to use that name in commerce as a source...
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Is there a simple way to register a business name online?
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Answered on November 09, 2015
Know that merely registering your business name with a state or county agency does not convey any right to use that name in commerce as a source...
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Can I use a shoe as a prop in a fine arts photo
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Answered on November 09, 2015
It doesn't have to be a problem, but it may. The fact that the show has some logo affixed does not in itself matter if that is just incidental to...
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