The best advice I can give you is to discuss whatever libel or slander you believe has occurred with a California-licensed attorney. Involving an...

Intellectual property rights owners generally do care. In some cases, it is simply impossible to discover or pursue everyone. However, those...

Copyright - do I need to get copyright owner approval to use an ad or photo for a well known brand in a marketing book?

Although the purpose of the use as well as the lack of impact on the market for the original ad would present some arguments for fair use, your...

Can I trademark a statement if someone else in my industry used it in the past for a different product?

As the issues involving this trademark are evaluated, I encourage you to keep in mind that you are still in the stages of choosing your trademark...

Is it illegal to answer questions found in or on publicly owned documents or websites, or from copyrighted material?

You have numerous issues that should be addressed, depending on how your website is implemented. You are correct to be concerned about copyright...

You have two concerns here: whether the mark is still in use and/or whether the previous owner still has some common law rights, whether an...

Use of the logos on the backpack would likely imply sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement by the bands, which is trademark infringement. ...

The lyrics are protected by copyright. If the portions used are sufficiently small and insubstantial with respect to the song, then you may have a...

Can you patent or copyright a website idea?

An "idea" for a website is not protectable, but specific aspects of the website are protectable. Copyright protects the expression of an idea,...

It is important to know exactly what your father contributed, under what circumstances, and exactly what Kedoo is claiming infringes their alleged...