The Copyright Office says that short phrases or slogans are not protectable elements of otherwise protectable works. Case law has not been quite as...

My colleagues offered good responses raising the most salient concerns. These kind of situations are very fact intensive, so i would want to make...

As noted, unless you have the license this posses some issues. Before you commit to anything, I suggest that you consult with a lawyer in...

As you can imagine, the context really matters in these cases. So long as you are not doing anything that presents a false association,...

Of course, if you are keeping to only that content in the public domain then no permission will be needed. Anything still covered by copyright will...

As noted, there a number of different CC license schemes. Do you have any documentation from when you first acquired the image? You are...

Before you invest in any trademark of your own make sure you get some legal guidance upfront. It is of course best practice to clear it before you...

You might be able to protect the mark across a number of classes of goods and services, but certainly not the dog breed itself as noted that then...

It is possible that you could be infringing on their trade dress even if you are not using their mark or logo. For example, a fast food burger...

Assuming you are both in the same class of goods or services, then yes, I would flag this as a very likely conflict. Before you invest in any...