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I am creating a pre-bundled bag of essentials for certain occasions . Is it possible to protect this idea?
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Answered on April 16, 2015
There may be several aspects of this you can protect (e.g., copyright material, trademark, trade dress, product packaging, etc.) but you cannot...
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Can i use a screenshot of someones purchasable artwork online and put it on a shirt for personal use only?
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Answered on April 16, 2015
If this is really for solely personal use then I contend it would not be actionable as the law would consider your one shirt de minimus (too small...
Can I resell personalized branded items without permission of the trademark holder?
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Answered on April 16, 2015
Maybe, maybe not. There is no bright line here. Whatever contributions you make to the product would have to be to the extent that no one would be...
I received a DMCA notice and I ignored it, am I safe?
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Answered on April 16, 2015
I read your posting here along with your comments below and I think you might be a bit shortsighted.
Any company with the kind of revenue that...
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Can a trade dress registration include living beings as part of the description of the trade dress?
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Answered on April 16, 2015
Not really in a vacuum. The fact that your business utilizes a puppy playroom for example to attract customers is not the locus of trade dress all...
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How does the DMCA Takedown Service work? Can I use it preemptively in case compromising pictures of myself turn up anywhere?
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Answered on April 16, 2015
So assuming you are the rightful copyright owner of the images, which is what it sounds like, you would be able to send the DMCA notice. Keep in...
Ameren wants me to pay for a bill I did not create, but it's identity theft!
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Answered on April 16, 2015
If what you are saying is that your brother and his friend were the cause of your damages (this big energy bill) then sue your brother and his...
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Copyright question about pseudonymous literary works, LLCs, and "works made for hire."
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Answered on April 16, 2015
This is so not worth your time and energy for the little it would cost to have a lawyer handle it. The work needs to be properly assigned over to...
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Trademark my company in a different country.
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Answered on April 16, 2015
As I said the 800 times you wrote in here, I suggest that you consult with a lawyer in private and discuss your objectives in more detail. You can...
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Do I need a lawyer
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Answered on April 16, 2015
I take it you never heard of an "unauthorized biography?" Your permission is not required. As noted, if someone has painted you in a false light...
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