Same names between different types of business can i be sued?

If your use of the name predates others' uses of the same name for different products and services, they may have a difficult time entirely...

Individuals have rights to their own names and likenesses and others' unauthorized uses thereof, usually for commercial purposes, is typically a...

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Am I common law protected to use a slogan I've been using since 2011 if I just found out another company trademarked it in 2013?

Trademark protection is use-based. Acquiring a registration in 2013 does not mean the other company did not start using its mark some time before...

Am I breaking trademark law or setting myself up for a lawsuit if I name my business this?

You want to avoid creating a likelihood of confusion between your use of your name for your various services and another's use of its name for its...

Shotgunnin' a registered trademark through Legal Zoom?

Whether your trademark application can be slam-dunked depends on the strength of your trademark, the preexistence of any confusingly-similar...

The Lanham Act provides that "a mark shall be deemed to be in use in commerce...on goods when...it is placed in any manner on the goods or their...

Can I keep and use mp3 files ripped from a CD I rented from the library?

Reproduction is one of a bundle of exclusive rights afforded to copyright owners under 17 U.S.C 106. Possession of the CD is a limited license to...

The brand, acting through its licensee(s) (e.g., the supplier) is entitled to sell its products however it deems fit provided such sales are...

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While the decal may be subject to copyright protection, the larger problem is your pairing of the (likely) trademark-protected decal with your...

How can I use Dr. Pepper as an ingredient in my BBQ sauce that I intend to sell commercially?

That Dr. Pepper Snapple Group declined to give you a license to use the trademark is not surprising (there already is a delicious line of Dr....