Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment No. 24-171 ___ US ___ (March 25, 2026) said "The provider of a service is contributorily...

If you are the creator of an "original work of authorship" which can include images, you can register your copyright(s). If you have a...

As with many answers to legal questions, the answer is "it depends." Avvo is a place for general questions and general responses. Your situation...

There are ways to correct inventorship. You probably need to contact the attorney who's handling prosecution of the application. Courts have the...

If blueprints did not have a copyright notice, and were "published" before 1978 then they are in the public domain. Of course we don't know where...

Collect all your documentation, especially the contract that governs publication of your book and how royalties are calculated. Preserve in both...

Using a identifiable name or likeness for commercial purposes risks a case based on violation of a right of publicity. Identification has happened...

I've seen a couple of "somebody asked us to register your name" scams recently that bring up questions similar to yours. If you use your name as a...

Avvo is a place for general questions and answers, not legal advice about specific fact situations. And you have now posted on a public board that...

Good answers above. Obviously we assume CA means California, not Canada. So it is US patent law that applies. There is no state patent. But...