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Can I use my old businesses website to point out that I don't have anything do with that company anymore on www.pueblovideo.com
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Answered on April 11, 2018
Under the facts you describe, the successor business is the legitimate owner of the trademark rights. They are the party using the name in...
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Can I be sued?
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Answered on April 11, 2018
Even if we assume that the design is protectable (which I doubt), under the first sale doctrine, once you have purchased the item, you are...
After filing for a business name in Arizona as an "LLC", I just found out there is an exactly same name but with "Inc". Help!
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Answered on April 11, 2018
You have two separate issues: trademark use and Arizona business registration. I will leave the Arizona business registration issue to attorneys...
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Can a band oppose a trademark for their name they had originally during a trademark's opposition period?
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Answered on April 11, 2018
The original band has three options: Oppose (or depending on the time for opposition, petition to cancel) the registration, continue using the...
Can I get a patent for a specific, useful and undoubtedly unique jean design?
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Answered on April 06, 2018
It may be possible to protect the jean design through either a utility patent or a design patent, depending on exactly what is unique about the...
How do you protect a stuffed animal?
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Answered on April 04, 2018
Copyright to the appearance of a stuffed animal can be registered as a sculptural work.
Although you own the copyright as the "author" or...
Copyright Infringement on Etsy
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Answered on April 03, 2018
As other answers indicated, copyright is inapplicable to the terms. Trademark may or may not be applicable, depending on whether the terms are...
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What can we do if a member of our band left, and his father took the logo that he designed with him?
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Answered on April 03, 2018
From a trademark standpoint, the band appears to have trademark rights to the name and logo. The copyright issues are less clear.
Trademark...
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Is this trademark infringement?
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Answered on April 02, 2018
Since Miansai has an issued registration, then their claim of trade dress rights has already been vetted by the USPTO, and should be given some...
We would like to know the copyright rule of nerf gun or soft bullet gun?
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Answered on March 30, 2018
You have numerous issues you need to address.
As I think you have already correctly guessed, Nerf is a trademark owned by Hasbro, and you do not...