I need to talk to a lawyer about a Publishing Contract. A publishing company wants to buy my husband's book.

Well, that's a good thing! I'm sure there are many fine Entertainment attorneys in your area. You can look on this website or search Google for an...

Can I use "The best little Icehouse in town" as a slogan without fear of infringement on "The best little whorehouse in Texas?"

Good question, you will need an experienced Trademark Attorney to conduct a search of similar slogans and provide you with an opinion, in...

How to copyright my poems?

As attorney Ballard describes, absent a specific agreement the Fiverr terms of service apply. You will need to provide the buyers with a specific...

If a company uses another company's trademark without their written permission - what is worst possible?

Usually jail time is not involved unless you have piracy of goods, where te government may get involved. Usually the penalties are financial,...

Idea / Expression Dichotomy - Factual Works

It sounds like you tried. Perhaps you may want to up the ante and obtain professional representation and have an experienced Copyright attorney...

Can a pending patent application (with 2 names on it) be amended to delete one of the parties?

A patent application has to list the true inventors. Inventorship can't be changed because one inventor defaulted on an agreement for financial...

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I would like to sell some buttons about a certain presidential candidate. What are the guidelines on using names?

You will need permission. You or your Trademark Attorney should contact the candidate or his or her local campaign office. Otherwise, you may incur...

Can I prevent someone from using video footage of me in a play and talk show on national tv and internet?

Without an agreement, you probably don't have any rights for compensation or to force them not to use your image. I suggest that you retain an...

Is it a legal issue if the name I chose for my business is Crystalinc and there's another business trademarked as CrystaLink?

Probably not, since there would not be a likelihood of confusion as to source or sponsorship of the respective goods and services. I would...

Absent an agreement to the contrary, the student would own the copyright to the video, but the school would probably have a royalty free license to...