Is this copyright/trademark infringement?
Look, no one is going to know or frankly care about this kind of use unless it was done on a grand scale. But as my colleague notes misspelling the...
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Look, no one is going to know or frankly care about this kind of use unless it was done on a grand scale. But as my colleague notes misspelling the...
You have a better chance of being named the next Pope than you will catching a criminal case over this, but you are absolutely exposed civilly...
You have received some good answers, but having looked at some of them I think I if I understand your question correctly I can offer a more...
If the trademark and the name of the entity are the same then the first step is to clear the text trademark which I explain in more detail below...
You know, I didn't see the other answers here yet, but really I think the only thing that makes sense is for you to reach out to a number of IP...
Really depends on who you are asking. Many if not most IP lawyers will outsource the search then charge on an hourly to handle the analysis, draft...
Yes, as noted, of course you can. The test under copyright law is called substantial similarity. So if at the end of the day your work or...
What you are describing is not really trademark use rather it would be ornamental use. This is because those phrases are not identifying the source...
It is possible to use your proper name as a trademark and to register that with the USPTO. But you do not have an absolute right to your name as a...
Attorney Ballard offered a great answer here. Merely registering a business name with the state or county conveys NO rights to use that name in...