The copyright application form asks whether you're using a pseudonym. You'll want to prove you are the pseudonymous author and it seems one way...

There's no duck right of publicity but a photographer owns copyright in the image. Unless you can prove an irrevocable license, you need to take...

Answered your second question. The patent number would be preceded with "Des." although chances are the phrase "the ornamental design" indicates...

If you bought physical newspapers you should be able to re-sell them, same as buying a book and re-selling it. You mention online auctions, so...

I'm not a California lawyer and for this you should probably consult with one, but a quick Internet search shows a table that says the statute of...

Can a plaintiff ask a federal judge in a trademark infringement case to decide a case before it goes to trial?

Summary Judgment can get to the merits of a case before trial and lead to a final judgment. Nearly all Judges encourage settlement conferences...

You'd better clarify what's really in the public domain and why you think so. An original, classic, oil painting that has been publicly displayed...

While a lot might depend on the exact contract, chances are you should be able to get your money back and it's unlikely you can get "consequential...

If a Corp deliberately copied a patent and undercut patent owners production costs and sold to patent owners customers ?

Anyone who makes, uses or sells apparatus on which a parent claim reads infringes. The end user would be "using" and could be sued. Copying might...

If you are using it as a trademark (like on labels, tags or packaging) in Interstate Commerce and if it is not so similar to any already registered...