Can I pursue legal action if a bar I have hosted trivia at for over a year decides to host their own trivia night copying mine?
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Answered on April 10, 2019
If you wrote the questions and answers you might have a copyrightable work of authorship. If you tell the same original jokes that you recorded...
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Patent - linking parts together
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Answered on April 09, 2019
The above answers are good ones. Literal infringement will depend on exactly the claim language and claim interpretation will include, at least,...
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Can A company trademark a single word and demand you not use that word in your business name?
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Answered on April 08, 2019
You need to run the real facts past a trademark lawyer. Your hypothetical shows a common word while you say the marks are entirely different....
How can I legally use my surname in business if someone else already has a similar name trademarked?
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Answered on April 08, 2019
There might be a way for you to use your surname in a non-confusing fashion. Maybe with a first name or some disclaimer. The privilege to use...
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I am working for a company and I believe that they are breaking the law and committing copyright infringement. I am just a low l
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Answered on April 08, 2019
Individual employees are generally personally liable when they take active steps -- there were cases nearly a century ago called "dance hall cases"...
Can I sue for wrongfully getting charged for a parking violation at my university?
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Answered on April 08, 2019
Two parking tickets? What are your damages?
On March 19th I submitted a statement of use for my trademark application. What happens next?
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Answered on April 08, 2019
The first question is what does the document say under the ITU Unit Action link? If that's the last document in time, it may just recognize your...
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What do I need to do to make public domain version of a public domain musical composition from copyrighted musicxml or midi file
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Answered on April 08, 2019
These facts are too complex and the question to general to be covered in a public Avvo post. Only original works of authorship can be copyrighted....
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Use of trademarks in Facebook courses/ promo materials?
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Answered on April 08, 2019
Reference to an actual company is close to, but not exactly, nominative fair use. One court stated: "The doctrine of nominative fair use allows...
Can the name of your LLC have a possible Trademark issue as a "Likelihood of Confusion" even if your dba is a different name?
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Answered on April 08, 2019
A question "[c]ould this be a possible ... issue" is nearly always answerable as "yes." Don't confuse LLCs and dbas with trademarks. Chevrolet is...
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