It depends on the word, its meaning relative to the goods and how many third parties use the word. If the word girls is used for clothing for...

Can I own a copyright of a pattern or design on a plate?

Copyright is available for original "works of Authorship". Graphics can be "works of Authorship." There are some things that fall below...

I have a non profit question ?

Ideas are not patentable and purely a method of doing business is not likely to be patentable. Patents require some relation to technology:...

You will need a license. Some might be available from a league, conference or other licensing coalition. Don't expect that substantially...

Is it legal for people to print out copes of my paintings from the internet?? Can my work be used against me?

As correctly pointed out above, if they retained a lawyer, you should retain one too. You ask questions, but the way you ask them indicates that...

I published a work in 2006 with a word I invented, "Unpast" in the title? Since I invented the word is it copyrighted?

A single word is uncopyrightable. A word in a title is unlikely to function as a trademark or service mark.

You can sue and you will lose and probably be found guilty of infringement in a counterclaim. Since you admit the other party has superior common...

Have a look at Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure 514.03. Of course the follow up question is "why do you want to know?" It...

Drawings are copyrightable. Making copies without permission is likely infringement. That doesn't mean that the drawings depicting a physical...

How can I give a slogan and protected from the person that is receiving it ?

Slogans are hard to protect. Short phrases aren't copyrightable. Slogans that are descriptive aren't trademarks. Slogans that are merely "calls...