You can register a surname as a trademark if it is (1) used as a trademark to identify the source of goods (2) has acquired distinctiveness (so...

Looking for attorney to respond to Copyright Office refusal to register

Design patents, utility patents and copyright technically don't overlap, although some things come close. If you have a design patent that issued...

Avvo plugged this into trademark, which would only be an issue if you had "branded" meal worms. Your first step should be researching food and...

Can i use the name "2nd chance mc" in mississippi when there is a club in Iowa with "SECOND CHANCE MC" trademarked

The above answers are good ones. With no Federal registration, rights are "geographical", but that's reasonable market areas, not necessarily...

If you have a registration that's five years old and you signed a statement under oath that you're the exclusive user and no one has attacked your...

If your work is completely original you likely own copyright. If you have an authorized derivative work -- which might be what you describe -- then...

It's not absolutely unbreakable but it depends on the terms, the industry, what state law applies (I've seen at least two where the company chose a...

How do copyrights and parents work?

Your designer probably should not have done that. Reproduction, preparation of derivative works and public display violate the exclusive rights of...

Trademarks can become abandoned from nonuse with an intent to not resume use. It's normal for trademark lawyers to investigate and address these...

Can i own an instagram 2024 domain?

You don't own domain names. You have a contract with the registrar that lets you register it. If your name is Joe Instagram you might have a reason...