Can the two words : " Wok Steady" be legally used within the name of a restaurant?

There are no copyright issues. However, someone else might own the trademark. Have a search done before you invest any money in branding your...

Does registering a copyright claim on your book include the cover art and illustrations?

A single registration for a book covers the entire book. However, you might want to consider an additional registration for the cover art and...

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Can I send someone a cease and desist notice for making a paper in section of town paper that infringes my intellectual property

Unless you were using the name as a trademark in commerce, you would not have any rights in it. Also, you cannot protect a style writing. Ideas,...

Biography of a non-famous person that is deceased

It is not necessary. On the other hand, if you were to obtain such releases it would foreclose any likelihood of getting sued down the road.

You would most likely get a likelihood of confusion refusal from the Trademark Office. It is always best to come up with an original trademark,...

Do I need to ask an artist's permission to use his/her song on my nonprofit website?

You would need a license to do this. You would probably need a streaming license or, if you were going to add the music to video you would need a...

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This question is related to all Trademark "Legal Rights"

If you sell products or services under the mark in the US, you would likely be infringing the other guy's trademark. It is possible that you could...

What is the best approach to take: company using my name, ideas and business model w/o permission + wasn't ethical + never paid?

You mention your "intellectual property," but you have not indicated that you have a patent, a trademark or a copyright in anything that your...

The rule book is subject to copyright. On the other hand, a factual summary of rules would not be.

My startup is a registered trademark, and someone has an Instagram account with the name. How can I resolve this issue?

If the other person is not using their Instagram account in the same channel of commerce as your business, then there is little that you can do.