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If I homeschool, can I copy a textbook or any book that I own that I use for one child to use for multiple children?
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Answered on March 28, 2014
Teaching copies (including multiple copies for nonprofit educational classroom use) are expressly exempted as "fair use" under 17 USC 107. ...
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What type of trademark/copyright do I need for an original graphic novel before I send it out to small-time publishers?
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Answered on March 28, 2014
Sending yourself copies, even by registered mail, is legally worthless in the US. You would have to have the USPS testify they know for certain the...
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Can I use an abandoned logo if the original trademark was for an organization. I want to use for clothing and accessories?
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Answered on March 28, 2014
Dead status of a registration is not legal abandonment of a trademark, but is indicative of probable abandonment. Abandonment entails cessation of...
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False claim as co-inventor by owner of a company the real inventor assigned Intellectual Property rights of the invention to
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Answered on March 28, 2014
1) likely you just have a breach of contract claim, at most, not a reason for rescission and return of IP.
2) adding a non-inventor to a patent...
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I own a fence company in a city where my logo is being used by a tree arbor company in the same city. What can I do?
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Answered on March 28, 2014
Q:"I don't have it trademarked YET"
A: Wrong. Trademark rights are based on use. If you have a fence company using the logo, you have some...
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Trademark as part of domain name (with the same applicable class)
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Answered on March 28, 2014
Non-US encompasses a lot of jurisdictions with lots of different laws, some strict and some lax. Most non-US trademark/servicemark laws are based...
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If I have a website and someone else copies the name what can I do?
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Answered on March 27, 2014
You need too see an IP attorney as your statements are wrong legally in several respects. You likely DO have a servicemark and so does the other...
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Would I be breaking any trademark law by listing companies within my states on my app?
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Answered on March 27, 2014
There must be more to this than you say, as the law teacher would know you can list company names. Perhaps you wanted to reproduce logos when not...
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Who is in control if a dispute should come before a court of law regarding ownership of IP, in this case a screenplay?
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Answered on March 27, 2014
You will need to hire an attorney for a reliable answer. We can only guess based on what you state as fact. Seems that party B is in prima facie...
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I am in the process of creating jewelry and want to use famous quotes on the back of the pieces, is this allowed?
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Answered on March 27, 2014
Very Old Quotes (pre-1923), generally ok. More recent quotes, depends on whether protected by trademark and whether you name the author, whose name...
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