How do I dissolve business relationship?

Hi, This is certainly not the first time I have come across these issues. It happens quite often. At this point, however, I would have way...

If someone re posts a private picture you sent them on a public forum, is it illegal? can you force them to take it down?

Hi, From what I understand, your husband would be the copyright owner of the photos. This doesn't change because he sent them to someone else....

If you post something to youtube, like a song, will youtube take your video down automatically before you get sued, or no?

There is no need to use another's music. There are places you can find royalty free music for your movie or you can simply purchase a license which...

Can I legally use a few names of minor characters from a video game in a story I am writing?

Hi, There is great advice here. I just thought I would try to state it even more simply. The test for copyright infringement is called...

Infringment of copyright material on our website

Hi, The first question is going to be: what is the disposition of IP here? What was taken, what is protected under copyright law, what if...

Is it legal to copy my sites name and services

Hi, I agree with my colleague's assessment. We are really talking about trademarks here. So while your domain may serve as both URL and...

Hi, You received very good advice here. We negotiated a settlemet for a case not that along that involved these issues: whether the...

Is there a way to re-sell products in another country?

Hi, Your question is not so straight forward. For example, the Indian distributor may be able to enforce their rights if you attempted to...

Someone is claiming Intellectual Property rights on an illustration I drew because it looks like their cat.

Hi, Say what? Without getting into a whole discussion on publicity rights, how could one distinguish affirmatively that the cat you...

My trademark is up for renewal, should I file a Declaration of Incontestability or will a Declaration of Continued Use be fine?

Hi, Consider your trademark an investment and think just how foolish you would feel if some mark holder was able to support a petition to...