Is it legal to use Disney character images on my blog? What about an artist's rendering of a Disney character?
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Answered on January 01, 2014
This is not advisable. It could pose legal risk under a number of intellectual property rights laws. My colleagues have noted many of them. There...
Using another company's name on my website
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Answered on January 01, 2014
NO, this does not sound like a good idea. It sounds more like a willful and deliberate trademark or servicemark infringement, unfair competition,...
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I made an improvement to an medical product. prov patent filed. I want to sell it to the company w/o filing non-prov patent.
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Answered on January 01, 2014
OUCH!!!
"My product improvement IS obvious enough to those in the trade"
You need to read 35 USC 103...
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Possible new inventor here provisional vs non provisional patent
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Answered on December 31, 2013
Attorney Ballard is wrong. A provisional filed within the remaining four months of your grace period will give you an effective priority date...
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I want to know if it is illegal to cover up spray paint in public?
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Answered on December 31, 2013
I can't imagine any law enforcement official objecting, but I would suggest you check with the city clerk and ask if there is any chance some...
Creating a second provisional patent application after public disclosure
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Answered on December 31, 2013
If your first PPA is about to expire and you have disclosed the invention in the first PPA, then you need to file your non-provisional or you will...
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Trademark name confusion
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Answered on December 31, 2013
It is doubtful that use of "of" will make a whit of difference in this case. Apparently the two marks were registered in different classes at the...
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Is it legal to having a marketing company with a sweepstakes with the business model of Publishers Clearing House in Illinois?
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Answered on December 31, 2013
You will need to consult with both a business attorney and intellectual property law attorney. There are a lot of licenses that will be needed and...
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May someone discuss their company idea with investors without a license granted from a patent owner?
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Answered on December 31, 2013
That is somewhat self-contradictory. If it is covered by a patent, it is not your idea, it is the idea of the patentee. You can certainly discuss...
Is it okay to name book chapters after a song?
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Answered on December 31, 2013
That's too vague to get a good answer, I think. The issue will be how (to imply sponsorship or to just use descriptively), how much (one line or...
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