WHAT legal action can I take?
This is not an intellectual property question. I have changed the practice area to Contracts & Agreements. Good luck.
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This is not an intellectual property question. I have changed the practice area to Contracts & Agreements. Good luck.
There are trademark filings with the USPTO and there are trademarks that never get applied for. You've just checked the former in a very basic...
Your plan to use the same name as the prior owner is short-sighted. Sure, you don't have to pay for new signage, new menus and all of the existing...
Neither a domain name or a name of an LLC are, in and of themselves, considered trademark uses. You can register your entity name without fear of...
Someone or some entity that owns a copyright to a work has the right to prevent others from copying the work. Absent a contract that states...
Basically, you have two pieces of property or two assets: the name of your clothing brand and the logo of your clothing brand. You can protect them...
Absent some sort of legally recognized relationship, you generally cannot sue an entity on behalf of someone else. This is also not an intellectual...
The law is fairly clear on this issue. Unless there is a writing (contract) to the contrary, or if this is a work-made-for-hire (which it is not),...
This is a question of contracts and not intellectual property. I will re-categorize your inquiry as Contracts & Agreements.
Filing the copyright application on your completed manuscript is the best protection you can have. You may consider hiring an attorney to look at...