I'm sure you have gleaned at this point that without all the gritty details there is no way for any of us to offer advice you can rely upon. This...

You can simply just ask it again, no problem.

COMPANY is asking me to sign a release with this statement. What all could this potentially cover in intellectual property?

So this question cannot be answered in a vacuum and you should not want it to be either. I understand what it says and my colleagues note that, but...

How you handle something like this depends on what it is worth to you. I can absolutely see how that can become quite annoying. The problem you...

Does my partner that I am an independent contractor for nation-wide need to register his LLC in my state?

This question cannot be answered here because we just do not have enough info, but as a general rule, if the business has a continuous presence in...

Designing a smartphone app for facility Management/property Management industry. What do I need for user terms & conditions

We paper a lot of EULAs, web terms, privacy policies and every case is different and as everyone notes there is far too much to consider to be...

I have a fitness company, certification, logo and tagline I want to protect from being duplicated. What all do I need?

It sounds like you are describing a certification trademark. We have a number of clients that use these to maintain control of the designation. The...

Can I put a quote from a book, a non-fiction novel, on a greeting card then sell it?

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...

Does using the macot and colors of a NCAA school for personal use not resale violate copyright laws?

As noted, if you were given permission best get that in writing and you should have no problem. Otherwise, personal use in this context means...

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I think I depart from my colleague a bit here. In the United States, the term "moral rights" typically refers to the right of an author to prevent...