The answer to you question "so that I won't get in trouble?" is to only use them with permission. Depending on the league, there may be a...

Risky, yes. Copyright, technically, that would be art or literature so maybe not copyright. Trademark, absolutely risky. Add a picture from the...

Retain a patent lawyer to look at the prosecution history. Possibilities might include (1) the claims are narrow enough to avoid prior art (2)...

While I agree, also note that particular marks are owned by particular companies or legal entities. If the Air Force and Navy both fly F-35s and...

Research the painters and paintings. (1) if published without copyright notice, it's already public domain -- Picasso's Chicago sculpture had the...

This is too hypothetical and the inaccurate use of terms of art creates ambiguity. (1) "Trademarked" isn't a word. You probably mean "registered...

Always worth considering, but sometimes the letter has unexpected consequences: Examples, not an exhaustive list: What if they file a Declaratory...

I look forward to reading that article, UT chances are that the really old ones didn't have copyright notice a d would be in the public domain for...

The classes are administrative and for fee calculations. It's the actual goods that matter. An oil tanker and a bicycle are in the same class as...

A trademark is a word, symbol or device used to identify the source of products to consumers. It doesn't exist in the abstract. You can't...