The USPTO will reject a trademark application where the applicant's proposed trademark is confusingly similar to an existing trademark...

Idea independently developed is also on the market, but not patented or trademarked. Can I submit a (utility) patent?

You seem to be conflating patent rights and trademark-associated rights. Your ability to acquire patent protection for your invention will...

What happens if you provide an examining attorney for the USPTO with information that becomes inaccurate?

Deciding to change the beverage's formulation after the trademark registration issues, if it does, would not invalidate the trademark registration...

Can I use one nfl team color and the city name for example white shirt black letters that says sunday belongs to oakland?

If your white shirt just has "Sunday Belongs to Oakland" in nondescript black lettering and is somewhere accompanied by some other graphic (i.e.,...

My company is making a print advertisement using an array of photos from google images, is this a copyright issue?

Pulling images off Google Images is a great way to wind up on the receiving end of demand letters from Getty or other publishers. It feels free,...

What do I need to host themed parties of trademarked properties?

Generally speaking, what you need to do is ensure that you do not create a likelihood of confusion as to whether those very popular,...

Rights to have my logo and name removed from a site

If you authored the logo, you have a copyright interest in the logo which the new MCForge.org is arguably infringing. Since the appearance of the...

Trademark Questions

Trademark protection is based on use and if scholarships360.com preexisted your venture, you may have a difficult time proving bad faith on the...

Can I use pictures of a trademarked logo on my website?

Logos used as trademarks may have elements which are protected under both copyright and trademark laws. While the photographs are yours, your...

How aggressively can copyright over standardized tests be enforced if there is no money being made off their use?

As already mentioned, the prep test questions are the intellectual property of their writers, your unauthorized reproduction of them would very...