Those are good answers above. I would add that the antitrust laws might affect exclusive dealing contracts. A contract might be in restraint of...

Not likely to relate to patents. Under copyright you have pretty broad rights to modify a copyrighted work after a first sale. But under...

Unless you are something like a florist or arborist, "magnolia" is arbitrary. So it could "automatically" serve as a trademark for unrelated goods...

If "claim copyright" means can she claim that she owns copyright, then if she was the photographer, then the answer is Yes. If by "claim...

Good answers above. Think of a cop show and the Miranda warning. Anything you say can be used against you. That's why you retain a lawyer. If...

There are maybe three possibilities for them to have rights. Absent those, people are free to copy. But to figure out if they have patent,...

I saw this question before and there are good answers, but when it popped up again I was curious enough to look at the public Trademark Office...

A definition I've used for a contract is a legally enforceable agreement between parties. The parties need to have the legal right to enter into...

It's complicated. The functional features are free for anyone to use unless covered by a patent. They expire in maybe 14 - 20 years (it varies). ...

If your facts are correct, you cannot make a Federal District Judge "go faster." Your description is sufficiently detailed that many of those...