What are the legal steps i have to take in order to patent and sell my homemade BBQ sauce in stores?
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Answered on January 09, 2021
Most importantly, in order to sell packaged food products you need to comply with labeling requirements. Ingredient labeling probably will require...
If someone never pays a "work for hire" contract, does ownership revert to me?
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Answered on January 09, 2021
Your position is logical. No one can fully analyze it without reading the whole contract and verifying that the type of work is capable of being a...
In the United States, if two people create the same or very similar work independently, do they own their respective copyrights?
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Answered on January 08, 2021
You're mixing some words that have very precise legal definitions. It is possible for there to be independently created works that are...
Can I trademark a fight name for branding purposes?
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Answered on January 07, 2021
Good answers above. Part of the issue is you're kind of loosely referring to terms that have special legal meaning. A trademark is (and a...
Why are my hosted public domain works being flagged as copyright violations?
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Answered on January 07, 2021
If these are truly public domain -- for example, you scanned original printed volumes, got them from the Library of Congress public domain library,...
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Can I sell a translated books on my online store?
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Answered on January 06, 2021
If you are selling them you are "distributing" for copyright purposes. You had better be crystal clear that what you are importing are versions...
Copyrighted Silhouette characters?
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Answered on January 06, 2021
What you describe doesn't sound original at all. It sounds pretty clearly like the silhouettes will be based upon the originals and therefore...
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Is remaking a clothing like a style of clothing against the law?
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Answered on January 04, 2021
The above answers are good ones. Another place precision is needed is in your use of "submit a DMCA". If you mean they "submitted a take down...
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I am currently selling designer inspired pyjamas is this legal?
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Answered on January 01, 2021
Never use the words "designer inspired" because that's what counterfeiters call their products. It makes it sound bad, even if it's not. From...
What legal rights do I have if someone uses my brand without my permission?
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Answered on January 01, 2021
You need to retain a lawyer to evaluate trademark or service mark rights you may have created by use in commerce. The "brand" would need to be...
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