I'm thinking of trademarking a slogan, it was used by someone else but it looks like it's not registered?

To add color to what has been said. Federal registration is not the only way to obtain a trademark. Simply using the mark in commerce confers...

These answers are all great. I just wanted to educate you on parody. I’ll let you decide whether your work is parodic or not. Parody, in copyright...

My rule of thumb, with the caveat that you have four other kinds of fingers, is that LLCs are more for those who want to do the work of the company...

I concur with the comments above, which are excellent. I would merely add that the marks registered with the USPTO are not the only trademarks in...

I concur with attorney Scarborough. Also, copyright law is a federal law. And, certain copyright infringements may be federal crimes. Hence,...

Complaint filed after removing yourself from LLC, citing prior copyright infringement

I concur with the answers above and would add a question back to you: how did you “remove yourself from the LLC”? If you signed a redemption...

Do I need to file an “Application for Authority” to conduct business as a foreign entity in New York for an online retail shop?

The residence of the owner of a business is not necessarily determinative of where the company is “doing business.” A proper analysis of all of the...

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Can people add additional terms to Creative Commons license?

First, I believe the “you” in the sentence you quote from the Creative Commons license refers to the licensee (you) not necessarily the licensor...

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Consideration for a trademark of a "generic" saying in a certain class?

The comments above are excellent. I often think of the formal categories (generic, descriptive, etc.) as more of a continuum. The reason you want...

All the answers above are excellent. I would add that it may be worth reaching out to the publisher and getting a license from them or whomever is...