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In order to copyright my designs should I register the 3D drawings or I can send images of these designs?
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Answered on October 31, 2013
Yes your isometric or perspective views can be registered. You might also register the physical embodiment. Go to www.copyright.gov and read the...
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Is a poormans patent of any use?
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Answered on October 31, 2013
I agree with my colleagues that mailing yourself a copy of an invention is not acceptable proof of invention. Much, much better is to take the...
Is a Cameo appearance by two recognizable characters from Garfield allowed to appear in my book?
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Answered on October 31, 2013
I doubt that is fair use. You seem to have commercial motives and do not indicate you are poking fun at Jon or Odi or Garfield. The Simpsons use...
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Is it legal to use another companies trademark name in our title tag and URL if the page we are using is promoting their product
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Answered on October 31, 2013
Nice try but no cigar. We are not going to give you free specific legal advice here. For that you need to hire an attorney. This site is for...
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Can we be sued for trademark infringement? Should we respond to c&d?
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Answered on October 31, 2013
Yes, of course you can be sued. NO, your attorney should respond to the CDL, not you, after reviewing the specific facts and applying the law to...
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Is it legal to use another companies trademark name in our title tag and URL if the page we are using is promoting their product
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Answered on October 31, 2013
Perhaps. There is an interesting 9th Circuit case on a pair of used car brokers named Farzad and Lisa Tabari who won a Pyrrhic victory against...
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Where can I obtain a form for filing a copyright infringement claim to obtain a court order?
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Answered on October 31, 2013
OMG! Are you serious? Do you really think you just get a form, file it, and that gets you a court order? You need to have Scotty beam you back to...
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Petition to the Director during a trademark cancellation proceeding
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Answered on October 30, 2013
Timing of responses depend on urgency of the issue to the proceeding and complexity of the issue. For trademark petitions, expect about 90 days...
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Can a person ask for monetary compensation since I wrote a song about them?
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Answered on October 30, 2013
Sure they can ask. Your real question is, I suppose, whether they can actually collect money if this were to go to Court. California has statutes...
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I have created 3D models using CAD, I have all working files. Can someone who has the final models copyright them as their own?
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Answered on October 30, 2013
Yes, if they are the employer and you are the employee.
Yes, if they obtained a copyright assignment from you as part of the contract under which...
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