Assuming no strange facts like art, advertising or people in the background, or disclosing secret information, and assuming your contact with the...

You might have common law rights if the term is distinctive and you've used it to designate the origin of your goods or services. Without a...

Can I open a replica cafe from a tv show using a completely different name?

There aren't absolute rules for something like you propose. Trademark covers designations of origin of goods and, while restaurant decor can be...

By definition you can't copyright a "concept" and you definitely can copyright embodiments of the concept. It's true copyright exists once a work...

Can I create art work church bulletin covers and quote biblical scriptures to sell?

If they're "original" like King James the words are in the public domain. If its a more modern interpretation, only what's original can be...

It might work, depending on what it says. There's no documentary requirement like a Deed for real estate or title certificate for your car. But...

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General Contractor, design, and drawings !!

Copyright protects against copying art and literature. In theory, if you have blueprints to build a useful item you can use the blueprints as long...

I am wondering how to potentially monetize an idea by licensing to a company?

Good advice above. Keep in mind, not all NDAs are the same. Some include non-compete, non-use and non-reverse engineering language, and all of...

There aren't universal rules that apply to all emojis and GIFs. They probably have enough artistic content to be copyrightable. Their utility...

As correctly pointed out above, what you describe is probably trade dress. When the "look" of the packaging conveys to consumers the same message...