Hello! I recently purchase an artwork online and wanted to use part of that image for my website. Is it Okay to use? Thank you!

If you have a written email as you describe, that is sufficient as written permission. Keep that saved so you can produce it if ever...

Is it possible to obtain trademark protection for the name of a website that does not sell goods or services?

Is possible to obtain federal servicemark registration for an online message board brand name. The brand name would normally be the same as the...

Can I excerpt an article for publication in a magazine if I give credit to the article author and where it was first published?

Probably not. That will violate the exclusive rights of the copyright owner of the article under 17 USC 106 unless you can qualify as "fair use"...

Design patent application

You need to know that if your design has been public information for more than a year you are barred from obtaining a valid patent, even with the...

Can someone register a trademark for a brand that another company manufactures?

I think this is fairly clear. You are one of several US resellers of a Chinese brand name product in the USA. Another reseller is trying to gain...

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Best way for a software start-up to approach patents while marketing an innovative product?

With zero startup capital, you need to get some funding, or you are likely to get stomped by the software giants before you can become a...

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I agree with Attorney Ross. This is not likely to be registrable as a trademark under current law. This will most likely generate a refusal to...

Can i get money if someone posts a picture of me on instagram without my consent?

Anyone can sue for anything and waste any amount they choose on a pointless lawsuit. Can you get money, not likely. You would more likely spend...

Can I sell a product with well-know, widely used quotes and sayings?

Deja vu. You did not check for prior answer and prior legal guidelines here on Avvo before asking this did you? See...

Q:"I have 10 paintings in which I used a model as a reference and then painted a superman costume on one and a spiderman on the next and so forth....