No. Patents apply to inventions. You also cannot copyright a phrase. Copyrights apply to works of original creativity fixed in a tangible...

Do I need a copyright, intellectual property attorney, and should I respond?

Q:"Do I need a copyright, intellectual property attorney, and should I respond?" A: Yes you need an attorney and NO you should not...

Can I be in trouble for using the name of the club I belonged to for a business?

Yes, you have potential criminal liability for fraud. You are posing as someone you aren't. The club can also sue you, as can the...

Music related question in the additional details section.

What did your publisher have you sign? Where are your copyright registrations? What was your advance? What is your recoupment amount? What did...

Intellectual property

What a one-sided statement of facts! The company's relevance is likely due to the fact that the company had funding. Good concepts die without...

Can slogans on tee shirts be copyrighted? Say I sell tees wih the words "Constitutional Conservative." Is that legal?

You can't. It is likely legal. You don't need to and they aren't. Short slogans can't be protected by copyright. They have repeatedly been held not...

Should I be paid for art work published in a book?

Yes, of course, if you did not agree to do it for free. You don't get paid just because you want to get paid or "should" get paid. You get paid...

I want to use video game trivia questions in a game I plan to develop. What restrictions or licensing would I need to get?

We would need to review each trivia question, the trade dress you plan to use, the trademark you plan to use, the advertising plan you have and the...

What is considered proof of confusion in a trademark?

You have the right thoughts, I think. The details of how you use the term would be determinative of the outcome legally, I think. Sure you have the...

Before you re-invent the wheel, you should read the story of journalist Steve Fishman, who with $3,000 seed money from the New Yorker magazine...