How do I get my ISBN to my book that I wrote and I did artwork work for back from a dishonest lawyer and fake company?
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Answered on April 04, 2017
You will need to have the sequence of events plus any agreements you signed reviewed by an attorney to determine exactly what happened as compared...
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Can I write an copyright infringement notice officially myself or do I need a lawyer to do this for me? How much will it cost ?
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Answered on April 04, 2017
If you believe your work has value, and if it has sufficient original creative expression for copyright protection, then yiou should register your...
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How do we trademark/copyright a board game?
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Answered on April 03, 2017
Different aspects of the game can be protected in different ways. For example, the game board, game cards, game pieces, instructions, artwork on...
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If I copyright an artistic design element and attach it to each one of my t-shirt designs, will it protect me?
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Answered on April 03, 2017
Your best protection for your designs is to register them. Although the registration process takes quite some time, once a registration is...
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What rights do you have as a designer?
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Answered on April 01, 2017
It depends.
Getting a utility patent for an article of clothing would be quite difficult,and if successful, would likely have narrow claims. ...
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Are classical paintings public domain?
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Answered on March 31, 2017
If the work was created prior to 1923, you should be safe. Otherwise, the copyright status of the work would need to be investigated.
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Consumer complaint posted on Youtube. Can trademark owner have it removed?
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Answered on March 31, 2017
This would be fair use of the trademark to truthfully refer to the company in question. However, it could still be taken down, and /or you could...
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A company has violated my intellectual property and is not taking action on a DMCA notice. What are my options?
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Answered on March 31, 2017
Unfortunately without having at least applied for registration with the US Copyright Office, your copyright has very limited teeth. Statutory...
Can I use a word that has been trademarked if its combined with another word? Or if I change one letter to a symbol instead?
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Answered on March 28, 2017
It depends. The standard for trademark infringement is likelihood of confusion. Although a complete determination of likelihood of confusion...
How can I incorporate an affiliate company's name into logo without saying it's a subsidiary or a group under the main company?
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Answered on March 28, 2017
As long as the statement about the affiliation is truthful, and with ownership of both companies being partially or totally common as well as being...