Good answers above. Don't sell counterfeits. In addition, to sell in the USA you'll need to have labels with materials disclosures, care...

All the rules and procedures are explained in the Manual for Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP). Chances are you can correct errors with a...

If you're the creator, you own copyright, but you can't go to court without a registration. If you register within three months of your...

It doesn't work that way. "In any likelihood of confusion analysis, two key considerations are the similarities between the marks and the...

There was a brand of whiskey called OLD TRADEMARK. I don't recall if it was registered easily (my father was the trademark lawyer and I was just a...

Not copyright -- that's for art and literature -- but cybersquatting,under trademark law. If you have no good reason to have the parked domain...

Words that are arbitrary can function as trademarks. Rip Tide for lifesaving flotation devices might be descriptive but not for a bar or brewery....

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"Copyright strike" isn't a thing, and Wayback Machine doesn't immunize from making an infringing copy. You can make a copy of something that's in...

In theory, from a trademark standpoint you could "buy" product and use it as an ingredient, and accurately identify the ingredient, saying neither...

Maybe, maybe not. It can't be answered in the abstract. Retain a trademark lawyer to evaluate the marks, goods, surrounding facts about marketing...