I live in MA and am trying to create a video game. I need to hire an artists and want to own all the rights to what he creates.

There are two legal documents you need: (1) an engagement agreement with an Intellectual Property lawyer, and (2) a copyright assignment to you...

I have food product brand line developed around a somewhat generic name - will it be dangerous to launch this brand?

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How should I handle the process of settling a copyright infringement.

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The custom design company will generally require you to show that you have permission to use whatever design you send them. They may have licenses...

Can an unpublished document be considered prior art?

No, 35 USC 102g (as it existed before the AIA changed it, which applies to pre-AIA patents) expressly prevents the use of evidence of a prior...

Yes copyright applies to items registered before 1978 if, in the situation relevant here, the registration existed in 1978, as the 1978 law...

Can I personally design some form of apparel with band names on it and sell it?

That would be willful and deliberate trademark infringement and likely result in seizure without prior notice, treble damages and attorneys fees....

Putting together a program to sell.my 10 best ideas ever. any legal problems or ramifications? thanks

This question is from the "pipe dream department". No one is going to buy an idea from someone who cannot express themselves better than that....

Is it necessary to get a patent or a copyright for my custom jewelry idea?

You have two forms of protection you might acquire, trademark protection (which is automatic upon use in commerce but enhanced by registration) and...

An unknown author uploads online content that was originally deleted several years ago. Is it legal to reupload his content?

And that folks is how illegal uploaders talk before they get sued for willful copyright infringement. Let's see. You copied, without permission,...