Can I use a famous logo in artwork I won't sell, but that I would use as a promotional piece for our company?

You can't legally do it, sorry to say, Promotional use is commercial use.You would be deceiving customers by implying that you either are an...

You've seen Cliff Notes and Cole's Notes, have you? And you'd like to do that for free? Well, you have seen licensees, not freeloaders. Which will...

No. There is no educational exception in the trademark law and the educational part of fair use in copyright law applies only to nonprofit...

If I film professional protest signs and gov't buildings for a documentary, does it violate IP?

This is very low risk.These protesters want their message to get out, even if you criticize their message. Also, the Supreme Court and the Capitol...

Who owns copyright rights and liability?

And you want all that for free here so you don't have to hire an attorney like you should, right? Maybe, probably, both but mostly you, no, both,...

Buying a condo as an investment. Should I start a corporation or just do it in my own name?

when I did that I found an LLC provided the tax advantages and the flexibility I needed for my string of rental houses. I did not want to put my...

How can I protect my intellectual property?

After? Why not before or during? The way to protect logos is with trademark and copyright protection, but those rights are automatic and have...

I want to use a name for a candle product i developed, but the name is trademarked by another company who uses it for electric

In NJ there is a multi-factor test for likelihood of confusion. At the Trademark Office there is a multi-factor test. Google "Polaroid Factors" or...

A large portion of what's on You Tube infringes copyrights. It is not legal, but it is impossible for copyright owners to keep up with in many...

Probably this is legal if done without misuse of trademarks. For example, if you want to replicate a 65 Mustang part, there will be no longer any...