Patent for web application

You can search the Patent Office website, at www.uspto.gov, for patents and published applications that may disclose or claim your idea and its...

Is it legal to build a database consisting of business "contacts" ; email, business name, phone number, web address-

Yes, if you collect the information from publicly-available sources, such as their websites. This is factual data, not protectable expression. ...

What can my friend raise as a defense to minimize damages from copyright infringement lawsuit?

She can and should dispute liability, if it's not too late. Clothing designs are typically not yet copyrightable; little is protectible "original...

News accounts are he almost always erroneous in many respects, in my experience. Unless your privacy was invaded to get the story - it sounds like...

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I am working on an iphone app that will show auto engine specs. Can I use manufacturer names and logos?

Contrary to Mr. Ross's advice, above, the auto engine specifications are factual data, not subject to copyright. If there is something special...

I am working on an iphone app that will show auto engine specs. Can I use manufacturer names and logos?

Yes, you can use the company and model names and engine types to identify what specifications you are providing. Using company logos and...

If I take a picture, and it contains a company image can I use it as the cover for an e-book?

Ms. Koslyn is entirely right: if the Nike image is small and incidental there likely will be no confusion; if it's prominent then there likely...

I would like to know what the issues would be if someone crreates a reality tv show that is very similar to another, but does

Infringement or not depends on whether protectible "creative" expression in the one has been copied into the other. Reality TV shows have lots of...

Can I use the Portland Trailblazers logo in an ad for a contest?

You can safely use the team's name for your promotion, since that is a nominative use (no sense in offering "tickets to a game in Portland" without...

Domain name and trademark

Domain names are like street addresses and generally cannot be registered as federally-protected trademarks. So yes, you can sell the domain name...