Sometimes it is best to let sleeping dogs lie. At this stage, you should be making sure that you stop any infringing activities. If you are...

Is it illegal to create a tee with all the "favorite things, some of them are brand names like LeGo, playDoh, etc?

If you sell something with trademarks belonging to other entities, you should expect to get sued. It really is that simple.

Filing Design Patents in the U.S. and EU. How soon after filing in the U.S. do you have to file in the EU?

You have six months from the filing date of US design applications to claim priority on those applications. If that you have passed the six month...

I paid over $100 for a family shoot and I posted them on facebook. It was my stepson, me and my husband.

The photographer would own the copyright in the photographs. Even if you got the photographer on board, the legal fees associated with filing a...

Non-profit using another for profits intellectual property, does the other company have to be okay with it?

You would need to provide additional facts. For example, was the show just an inspiration? How similar is the game to the show? Do you intend to...

HI.I got a question.Can i sell an NFL cap with a decorative symbol after i purchase it from a license retailer?

You have the right to resell an authorized product that you purchased from a licensed retailer.

You would have to change it until it was no longer substantially similar to the original. If your version were to be recognized as the Disney...

Can I have a business name if it is a registered trademark of another business?

If you are in completely different channels of commerce, such use might not give rise to a likelihood of confusion. However, if the other mark is...

Can I sue websites and bookstores selling books I wrote and published but lost in a storage unit?

Selling the e-books would be copyright infringement. The physical books from the storage unit are abandoned authorized copies and they can be sold...

If you are reading stories that are no longer subject to copyright, then you will be fine. Remember that a copyright lasts for the life of the...