If I can prove ownership of a trademark years before someone else who filed a trademark for the same mark. Can I sue?
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Answered on November 21, 2022
Your use is the definition of ownership of a trademark. However, ownership only extends geographically to where you have sales. Once that is...
Sale of full power lasers
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Answered on November 17, 2022
All of the answers above are on point. You should proceed cautiously. One more bit of advice - before you ship your designs to China, you need to...
Can I register the trademark name Tam if someone has the trademark Tame ?
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Answered on November 11, 2022
Your question raises two questions:
1. Are your customers or the customers of the car parts seller going to be confused as to the source of either...
Can I create a cryptocurrency with the face of "Doge" on the body of the Twitter bird logo?
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Answered on November 05, 2022
You should consult with an attorney in private regarding your specific plans. Generally, when someone invests a great deal in an asset, and that...
Does using company logos in poster designs break copyright laws?
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Answered on September 27, 2022
You do not provide enough information to determine whether your use is a fair use or not. You should review the fair use statute below and your...
How to submit a product idea to a large company without getting ripped off?
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Answered on September 20, 2022
If you are concerned about another entity taking your idea, it would seem to me that it is worthy of patent protection. You should reach out to a...
Can I tweak a design that is currently patent pending?
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Answered on September 18, 2022
As Mr. Brezina said, you cannot infringe a patent application. Should a patent issue, your ability to design around will require a serious review...
Does changing the first word of a well known brand but keeping the two remaining common words infringe on the trademark?
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Answered on September 18, 2022
The test for trademark infringement is a likelihood of confusion as to the source or origin of the product/service. This likelihood of confusion is...
Do I need to file a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
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Answered on August 31, 2022
Congratulations on filing a utility patent application for your invention. You can only file a PCT patent application (or alternatively, file in...
Can I sell a product as an accessory for another company’s product?
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Answered on August 09, 2022
You can sell anything you want as long as you do not infringe the intellectual property rights of another. If the accessories are patented, then...
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