I found that someone has been using my debit card to pay their bills. What do I do?

There is a Practice Area under identity theft I amended it. I would suggest you call your credit card company & the police, to alert them to the...

I'm starting a publishing company called First Book Publishing Marketplace in Ohio. A non-profit First Books.org Wash. D.C.

Potentially, trademark rights in the US are created through use, not only registration. They may have what is called common law rights. It...

Links to copyright content- legal or not in CA/USA?

"How do they get away with this?" When you start by asking this question, you should realize that you are heading down the wrong path. Just...

I agree with Maurice. There are many Intellectual Property issues related to a blog such as this. You need to make sure you clear all rights in...

Is it legal in the First Doctrine Sale to resell a pdf file ebook?

It may depend on the license that the original purchaser received when he or she bought it. I assume it was part of weight loss program, so there...

Client Retained My IP After Ending Relationship

I agree with my fellow attorneys. You would need to have an attorney review the specific facts of the transactions with this client. You state no...

How to to trademark, patent

If you are asking which you need this link below may assist.

How do I transfer the rights of an IP I created from a corporation I created back to myself.

In general IP rights can be transferred or sold like any other property rights. However, there are some formalities that must be complied with to...

Can Amazon's General Terms , License, line 4, allow them to copy my copyrighted novel and sell it for themselves?

An attorney would need to see the General Terms in its entirety. Amazon seems to have a number of different ones, for each of their...

What exactly is "Fair Use?" Does it mean you can copy an entire work and call it "fair?"

As Ivan has already pointed out fair use is very complicated. Use of an entire may or may not constitute a fair use defense, their is no...