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I been making elmo and cookie monster beads out of polymer clay. Am I aloud to sell them at craft shows?
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Answered on March 10, 2014
Not without a license from Sesame Workshop, which might come directly (not likely for you) or indirectly by making these for some license of Sesame...
Is selling customized Nike sneakers legal?
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Yes, you have legal risk since you are using the Nike brand name to identify your customizations. It is trademark infringement to modify branded...
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How do spaces and punctuation marks impact a trademark registration?
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Answered on March 10, 2014
If your question is what to use as your mark when applying for registration, the answer is that you apply for the mark exactly as you use it. This...
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What can I include in an online ACT prep course video?
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Answered on March 10, 2014
None of the three proposals is going to be legal without serious modification. You should employ an IP attorney to guide you through the...
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What are the implications of users use of copyrighted materials in your Internet service?
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Answered on March 10, 2014
Your next Google search should be for 17 USC 512 and DMCA, since the recipe is there to read. However, reading it is not enough.You have to...
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What are the legalities of using 3-4 quotes (from published works) for a cocktail menu design?
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You need to consult an IP attorney with the specific quotes. Most likely this is going to be okay if the quotes are old or short, but there are...
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How can we investigate if a patent is being infringed upon?
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" The patent needs to be renewed." - No it doesn't, because it can't be renewed. Likely you mean a maintenance fee needs to be paid.
The wife...
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2 questions about personality rights of famous deceased people
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1. There are three issues involved, copyright, publicity rights, and trademark. Public domain photos are ones that are not protected by copyright....
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Legal grounds for Patent Infringement?
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This would typically be done by hiring a patent infringement attorney, who would have an investigator check out, typically by making an attempt to...
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Trademark, copyright and other lawsuits and DMCA
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Answered on March 09, 2014
That understanding is rather superficial. The DMCA has many nuances, among them being having a designated DMCA agent, sending out proper notices so...
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