Retain a lawyer to go over the exact agreement. You seem to be "selling" twice. If you "sold" your car to a first person, you couldn't, later,...

Can I sell a product broken down from a bulk purchase with a copy of the instructions which are copyrighted.

There might be more to it, but the general rule is that if you buy something on the open market without restrictions to which you agree, you can...

It's kind of like "can I drive 90 mph on the Interstate?" Commercial use or not make no difference on whether your "copying" or "preparing a...

You've obviously already learned the practical lesson of getting the contract signed before doing the work. If there was copyrightable content --...

Unfortunately it's not a simple answer. On the one hand a geographical term might be usable to show a connection to a place, if not deceptive. ...

Like the Youtube trademark question from Champaign a few minutes ago, your question indicates you are thinking about issues in a bit of an...

While there can be defensive advantages from having a Federal trademark (or service mark) registration, your question makes is sound like you are...

Your company should retain an intellectual property lawyer. There are all sorts of possibilities depending on more facts and competition goals. ...

You can't copyright a single word. In theory you might write a paragraph that includes the word, but it would probably be hard for you to prove a...

It depends on the meaning of "hired by." If you were an independent contractor, then you own copyright, initially and anyone who uses it or...