Invalidating a patent in another country to sell my item their

The short answer is probably to both question. Patents are presumed valid, so you could be barred until you invalidate his patent, if you can. The...

I am writing an illustrated novel using a few old movie stills Is this permitted under the copyright laws?

If you just steal a few old dollar bills from a bank is this still permitted under the criminal laws? See the analogy? The difference is you would...

Article was plagiarized from another website and lawsuit

Q:"It is come to my attention that a writer which I hired copied text for a short blog post around 400 words from another website. All I need to do...

Can I resell an item and change the name displays to my company name?

No, you cannot do "reverse passing off" (the legal term for the illegal act you propose to do.) Google the term. Or, find other Avvo answers about...

Nationwide is suing my small public adjusting firm On Your Side Adjusters, Inc. for trademark infringement.

I advise you to change to a non-infringing name. You are likely to lose this. The law is not on your side. Nationwide is not on your side, but is...

Do I inherit author copyright from deceased relative?

You need to contact Belgian IP counsel. You neglected to mention whether you are the only heir. I doubt you own this. Almost certainly De...

“I am a graphic designer. I have created about twenty logos for a company but they have failed to register any of the logos.

Likely yes, unless you are an employee of the company or signed a "work for hire" type copyright assignment agreement. You had some written...

I did a photo shoot with a friend and now an author is saying it was based and looks like her.

Reading the comments you made about your makeup artist possibly getting the character look from someone else's photo of their makeup tells me there...

Quick, put on the brand owner's hat and make a guess whether you would respond to this. My best guess is probably not, unless your song goes viral...

"Getting the gist" is not enough, even if you really do "get the gist". And, you don't get the gist really or you would not need ask what to do in...