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I recently received a message on Facebook to cease use of our band name. We registered our band name and logo with the uspto
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Answered on June 13, 2012
Consult a TM attorney
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Can I use a college or institution name in a movie, just as dialogue? "my boyfriend goes to Devry"
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Answered on June 12, 2012
Yes you can
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I want to file a patent. The invention that I want a patent for contains a feature that has a patent? Should I still file one?
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Answered on June 12, 2012
The answer needs to be based on a factual examination and comparison between your invention and the prior art. If you believe your invention...
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Is it legal for me to sell an ebook online full of jokes i copied and pasted from other websites?
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Answered on June 11, 2012
No, most likely it is not legal.
Copy and Paste are just the amount of originality that is not appreciated by the courts.
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Do I need a trademark?
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Answered on June 11, 2012
A name is to a person what a trademark is to a business.
In your example there is some artwork (logo) which is not intended to identify a...
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Transferring the copyright from a photographer paid to take pictures of a few dresses I designed?
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Answered on June 11, 2012
In principle you have an oral "work for hire" contract, since you paid the photographer for a specific job and the job was completed and you paid...
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Does using a movie poster image (small 200x150), and embedding youtube trailers, come under copyright infringement?
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Answered on June 11, 2012
Most likely it is not fair use.
It would be fair use if you comment on the poster itself, but using it to identify a product does not cut it. ...
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I have a question about the use of anything this real world has in a form of entertainment such as a comic or movie.
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Answered on June 11, 2012
The answer is not as simple and requires a detail examinat9on of the facts. In principle you cannot use anything trademarked. For example the...
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Should I trademark, patent, or copyright my logos?
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Answered on June 08, 2012
If you plan to use the logo as an identification of source, meaning as a trademark, then you can register it with the USPTO.
The logo per se has...
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We have a product we're launching ;our name is the same as a trademarked name but ours is odor control, other is skincare,legal?
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Answered on June 08, 2012
If the products are in the same class then the company with inferior rights must give up. To know whether that is true, you need to contact a TM...
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