I been making elmo and cookie monster beads out of polymer clay. Am I aloud to sell them at craft shows?

In this situation you are reaching into someone else’s intellectual property, given that it is Elmo and Cookie Monster. If the matter is reported...

If I purchase a product from china for resale with my Logo (not counterfit) but the same product is being sold here.

You could run into some difficulties with regards to importing goods that may or may not be infringing. Using your own logo may be perfectly well,...

Invalidating a patent in another country to sell my item their

You will probably have to see if that country is a signatory to some of the international intellectual property treatises in order to take matters...

Am I infringing anything? I plan to use coachD as brand name but want to avoid infringements from the COACH, Inc. brand.

It depends on the similarity factors, which includes goods or services. To find that a brand name is similar to another, a number of factors are...

This is regarding a patent that is expired. Who claims it once it has been expired?

The patent has expired and once expired, others will probably have rights to practice it. With regards to wanting obtain the patent once its...

How do I protect the copyrightable elements of a 1st edition of a work if all copies have been destroyed?

You can claim protection for the second edition probably as a derivative work. With regards to the first edition, see if you can find anything with...

Can I get a trademark for a slogan that I have been using in my radio ads?

In U.S. trademark law, slogans can be tricky. While a slogan can be put into the trademark category if it directly points outs or refers to a...

Hi, can i open a Cafe (breakfast, coffes, sandwiches, etc) with the same name of an other one in the same state ?

It depends. If the Cafe that is already open has a federal trademark then this may pose problems, because a federal trademark provides national...

I am an artist. I drew a picture from a photo in a magazine. Can I sell that drawing?

This could potentially amount to copyright infringement or what is termed a derivative work. Copyright protection will extend to the protected...

In some circumstances, probably not. There is a degree of fair use of such names and the extent of such use; on the other hand, if your use...