As to the IP aspects of this, you assign the IP to the company (Company B) you are forming. Some IP, will actually automatically belong to the...

Do i need permission to use a "Bat-Man" costume for Non profit work?

"Holy smokes, Robin, the 'Joker' wants to pose as me. Fire up the Batmobile, we have to stop this." There is the legal answer and the practical...

Can I print my designs and saying on blank shirts and sell them?

Absolutely not. That will be trademark infringement, servicemark infringement, copyright infringement, unfair competition, false designation of...

When do books published in Germany go into the public domain?

http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm Germany is where the life plus 70 year term the US now uses came from....

Do I need to license team colors if the end user will be applying them to my product, and no teams or properties are mentioned?

What you might do is sell a generic "product" with a dozen color appliques rather than two. For example, sell a black (or white) and include a...

What is the legal document that others sign prior to examining intellectual property in order to keep it safe?

A "Non-Disclosure, Non-Use" agreement, "Secrecy & Non-Use", or "Confidentiality & Use Prohibition", or "Proprietary Rights" agreement. What you...

Is it legal to brand a fashion publication as "XXXXX Vogue", knowing that there is a famous publication for fashion named Vogue?

You have really done a stupid thing. VOGUE is a world famous mark, very distinctive and rather exclusively owned in the relevant classes. In...

What liabilities are introduced by writing a negative review?

The way to most effective way to complain about a lawyer is to file a grievance with the disciplinary authority, which for Oregon you will find at...

I registered a copyright (PA) for a song that a former co-writer contributed 1 verse of lyrics. Can I file a derivative claim?

You do not write very clearly. What I think you are saying is that you were the primary composer of music and lyrics for a song and had a co-writer...

Written several pieces of IP that made it to tv, radio and movie screen. All i have is a lie detector test. Do i have a case?

Q:"All i have is a lie detector test. Do i have a case?" A: No, a lie detector is not a way to protect IP. Some IP like copyright is automatic...