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Is a company that owns a trademark obligated to oppose pending applications they deem as damaging to them?
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Answered on December 15, 2014
The short answer is no. You are not "obligated" to oppose a trademark. You may choose to keep it out of the TTAB and just have a lawyer send a C&D...
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Start up website...will I have legal troubles with this idea?
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Answered on December 15, 2014
I love Ocean Springs! My wife and I go there all the time and talk about one day living there. Such a cool community.
Look, you simply cannot...
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If I email a famous author asking for permission to sell a painting I have done of him, and he does not reply, may I sell it?
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Answered on December 15, 2014
Although well-intended, creating a work that merely depicts a person adding no other creative or artistic attributions will almost certainly be...
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Can I take 3 different photos and make one photo taking 33% from each photo?? Will it be a new copyrighted photo?
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Answered on December 15, 2014
I agree with my colleagues. If you are seeking to create a photo collage as opposed to say some other artistic use of these images, then you are...
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Am i going to be sued for domain owned for similarity?
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Answered on December 15, 2014
So, I hope you can appreciate that you just can't receive any reliable trademark clearance advice here on this platform and certainly not in the...
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Can we say "Compare to BRAND" or "With ingredients used by celebrities" on our new skincare line of products?
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Answered on December 15, 2014
As noted, the kind of use you describe should be permissible, but it is very easy to cross the line and of course some brands are just...
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Well known massive liquor brand has new line using name that is one letter off of my currently trademarked brand, is it a case?
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Answered on December 15, 2014
As the others all note, you really need to discuss this in detail with a trademark attorney and see about your best options as there are a number...
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I have wrote a parody to the teapot song about a famous college football player and want to put it on a t shirt to sell
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Answered on December 15, 2014
Possibly. I think the first thing I would do is make sure that the music to that song is no longer protected under copyright. This is possible...
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Can I register a trademark if I don't own the domain name?
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Answered on December 15, 2014
The short answer is yes, of course.
A domain can be just an address (URL) but it is often also containing or serving as a trademark and when we...
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What are the chances of us getting this name trademarked?
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Answered on December 15, 2014
First, I'm sure you understand that this is not a place to come to for trademark clearance and irrespective of what anyone says here you simply...
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