As another frequent poster here can tell you, Weird Al Yankovitch always gets clearance for his parody songs and he has much better argument for...

March 2012 I bought a domain name,made a twitter account. Recently went to register a trademark it was taken. Do I have rights

You might, IF your products or services are sufficiently different, IF the trademark is weak and descriptive, IF your use of the same mark is...

Doesn't a book of short stories that has a copyright cover all the stories published in the book.

They are wrong and you are right. Go get them. Reproducing and distributing a short story from a copyrighted book of short stories is copyright...

Is selling unidentified knockoffs illegal

So you want to make a knockoff of the famous Remington model 551 semiautomatic rifle and you want to use the identical model number? For 15 years....

Bus. name: Bee Candle (e.g.) Song Lyric/Title: Don't Worry Be Happy! Tagline: Don't Worry Bee Happy!- Can I use this?

This should not be problematic. As you say, the phrase "don't worry be happy" although the title of a famous song is also a common expression. What...

Can a parent can keep profits from an idea that I can prove is 100% mine? (not a child)

You should contact a patent attorney about filing a patent application (likely a "provisional patent application" or PPA at this stage for several...

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I own the domain name OneWorldLiteracy.com. I also own it for .net and .org. How is ownership of domain related to US Trademark?

There are laws to protect US trademark owners against third parties who register those trademarks as domain names, which is called...

A company filed a Notice of Opposition in reply to our trademark application. Can I sell my business to settle the litigation?

On the contrary, telling you need to see an attorney is very helpful to you, unless you ignore the advice, in which case it is pointless and you...

I filed a provisional patent for a guitar accsessory. When can I approach a retailer to sell it?

Obvious means by law (35 USC 103) you never get a valid patent and can't stop a determined invention thief from making, using, or selling your...

Over the past few weeks I have downloaded about 15 pornographic movies off of Bit Torrent. How in danger am I of being sued?

0.69% lol We are attorneys, not fortune tellers. We can only tell you that your odds increase the more you do it and decrease the less you do...