If you get away with it, it will only be because the owners of Barbie don't find out, or they are in such financial trouble that they can't sue...

Great answer above. One slightly different perspective: if I have to go to court to enforce a copyright registration, I want the "owner" to be a...

There's no absolute answer. There are complementary and even conflicting rules and you specific facts need study to get a confidential opinion...

If there's enough in the logo to be copyrightable in the absence of an agreement to transfer ownership the artist owns copyright. There's probably...

Trademark use requires selling goods in interstate commerce. Online specimens need to show the mark, emphasized in a way that shows the mark...

Can I resell a patented physical product (after I purchased it from them) combined with a free app without getting in trouble?

Probably, based on patent "first sale" (sometimes called "exhaustion") assuming no other patents and there are no trademark issues -- removal,...

You can register a trademark if a "symbol" is an indicator of source -- it gives consumers the same message about who's selling it as a word mark. ...

Unfortunately, there not a line between infringement and originality when there is "inspiration". It is more of a fuzzy band than a line. You...

Start with you contract with Facebook. It likely defines where you can go for relief. As far as a false advertising case, go ahead and retain a...

Copyright passes as does other personal property. You may need an order from the court administering the estate. If there are no other heirs or...