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Can I use portions of copyright protected videos for a for profit Education course?

There's no absolute rule. You'll need evaluated all four fair use factors: nature of the copyrighted work; proportion taken; purpose of the use and...

Unless we add radically different facts (you are a tenured Professor teaching an art history course in an accredited university and you analyze one...

Can we use an MIT licensed software name with a "pro" suffix added?

As pointed out above, you should run all the facts past a trademark lawyer, with familiarity with open source licensing. Without re-reading the...

Patent exhaustion?

No. The topic doesn't even arise if the sale in China is not authorized by the US patent owner. If it were authorized by the US patent owner,...

Can I stop a company from selling merch with the name of my corporation?

It depends on the facts. If the words are inherently distinctive, you used as a trademark first and the other company's trademark registration is...

A patent is a negative right -- if it is granted it lets you stop someone else from making what is claimed. A patent never gives you permission to...

Trademark Question: Should I disclaim it?

Wait and see what the Examining Attorney says. You'll get an Office Action in most cases. It might be good to retain a lawyer to evaluate what is...

Make engravings,screen print,and stitch on clothes images of public landmarks

Probably OK, but there will be some issues about which to be careful. Things published long ago are in the public domain. Recent public...

Don't go by what you heard about games. To the extent it may be true it is likely for additional things to just a make and model name. You need...