It is ok for an LLC producing shirts to put an abbreviation design that similar to the name of the company but not?
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Answered on March 27, 2020
Your questions indicate you might be looking in the wrong direction. First, there are no absolute rules applicable in all cases. So the actual...
Will I have to get licensing rights to use the Letters S F on the front of baseball hat?
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Answered on March 26, 2020
Two letters aren't copyrightable, but if the style and colors emulate those of a sports team so closely there is a likelihood of confusion of...
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Can I use a brands name and say I am similar to them In my advertisement ?
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Answered on March 26, 2020
Your disclaimer would need to be effective, as a practical matter, not just fine print you hope might get you off the hook. Retain a trademark...
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Can I sue krown skate board company for yawing my last name ?
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Answered on March 26, 2020
If you were selling skateboards using the name first, we'd have to look at the evidence you have to prove secondary meaning.
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What are my winning options now that a company is opposing the trademark that I am registering?
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Answered on March 25, 2020
"Opposing" is a term of art that means your application was approved by a trademark examining attorney and published for opposition and that by...
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Hired a Landscape Architect/Contractor to build entertainment area?
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Answered on March 25, 2020
Avvo plugged this into Intellectual Property and I changed it to Construction and Development. While the plans might be copyrightable, that sounds...
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Can you copyright an old video/photo/et cetera?
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Answered on March 24, 2020
No. You wouldn't be creating an original work of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression.
How can bible verses be copyrighted?
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Answered on March 23, 2020
As a general rule, copyright belongs to who writes things down, so if God said something to a modern American and the American wrote it down, the...
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Can a manufacturer be held liable for manufacturing infringing material uploaded by a 3rd party?
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Answered on March 23, 2020
Good answer above. And if someone manufactures stickers which are trademark counterfeits, they can be held directly liable (no need to go to...
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Can I sue my home builder for still using my home in their advertisement?
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Answered on March 23, 2020
Avvo had this under copyright and it is unlikely to be a copyright infringement case. Even if you bought the architectural copyright from the...
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