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Can I use an existing business name if they are not registered? Does it just depend on who registers the name first?
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Answered on August 25, 2012
You may be able to use the existing business name as long as your use of the name does not cause consumer confusion as to the source of your goods...
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I would like to distribute for free to church parisheners a slide show with background music
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Answered on August 21, 2012
I agree with Attorney Whitaker's fine answer (as usual). However, to be entirely above board, you would need a mechanical license and a...
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I would like to distribute for free to church parisheners a slide show with background music
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Answered on August 21, 2012
I agree with Attorney Whitaker's fine answer (as usual). However, to be entirely above board, you would need a mechanical license and a...
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Can i patent a word like (taxi sunnyvale) or copy write.
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Answered on August 21, 2012
You cannot "patent" a word, as patents apply to novel designs (for design patents) or new and useful improvements to a system, method, or...
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What needs to be done to protect our design idea from being stolen?
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Answered on August 20, 2012
There are two ways you can protect yourself: (1) file a patent - probably utility, but design is a possibility as well; and (2) get them to...
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Can I seek compensation for an idea I messaged to MySpace that they used and now Facebook uses?
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Answered on August 19, 2012
Probably not. When you sent your idea to "Tom," you had no contractual right to compensation, and, from the facts that you have listed, I do not...
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If I make t-shirts that display power-up items from obscure 1980's video games, does that violate copyright?
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Answered on August 18, 2012
Probably. If the items are distinctive, rather than common, appearance, and the images you put on your t-shirts are substantially similar to those...
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Certified letter from Johnson and Pham- Counterfeit Mophie products
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Answered on August 18, 2012
As my fellow attorneys have pointed out, you are in a very serious situation. Mophie likely employed a private investigator to order a product of...
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Can we be sued for tort liability and defamation of character because of posting a bad review of a doctor on Vitals.com?
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Answered on August 18, 2012
First, I am sorry that your fiance had to experience this kind of treatment. While I have had the privilege to know many many fine doctors who...
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Is a volunteer webmaster liable for potentially copyrighted content that a church, owners of the website, told them to upload?
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Answered on August 17, 2012
That is largely going to be governed by the agreement between the webmaster and the Church. The "general" rule in most states (I do not practice...
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