Hire an attorney with experience bringing Internet cases in state court in your locale. Beyond narrow "revenge porn" statutes, there are numerous...

I got threaten on kik and he is using my picture and he is posting the pictures on fb what should I do?

Hire an attorney in your area with experience bringing Internet cases in state court in your county. There are numerous potentially relevant...

I want to make shirts for the World Cup and sell online.

Both Attorneys Ballard and Burdick are right - you're clearly trying to trade off the World Cup without taking a license. I have had this type...

Am I allowed to create a two-dimensional painting of preexisting three-dimensional sculpture without the sculpture's permission?

There is a fairly clear underlying case of infringement - you have a sculptural work presumably subject to copyright; the sculptural work is...

If I want to be the sole owner of a song I co-wrote, what details do I need to secure before filing the copyright?

The short answer is that this is a mess and a setup for a dispute - the copyright exists at the moment the song was written down and is jointly...

Can i use the name of an actual college as a setting for events that take place in a fictional book?

I agree with attorney Jacobson that you most likely may use the name of the college in your description of the setting, provided that you are...

How do I protect a phrase ? Much like Drake did with " You Only Live Once " ( YOLO ). or Pat Riley's word " three-peat " .

Phrases and slogans fall under trademark law because they are generally too short to receive copyright protection. To obtain trademark rights, you...

If youtube refuses to take down a video that someone filmed and upload.

In general in the United States, a 3rd party content platform like YouTube is not liable for what its user post except for claims of copyright...

How do I aquire a formal written patent application? I have a provisional patent number.

Hi Asker- The procedure that you need to follow is in the Manual of Patent Examination Procedure, several thousand pages of dense rules and...

Who makes the application for a trademark?

In general, a large franchise operation will hold its trademark registration either in the franchisor entity or in a holding company, depending...