Can you trademark a domain name? Is a variation considered infringement?

Q:"Can you trademark a domain name? " A: Trademark is a noun, not a verb. Trademark protection is what you might mean, and that is automatic upon...

How do I know if a company is claiming trademark rights?

Well, since trademark rights are based on use, if you see a company using a mark in a distinctive manner you know they likely have some trademark...

Can my attorney run off with my idea? Why did Facebook lose to the "Harvard Connection" team?

Not even remotely likely. An attorney is not going to risk a career violating his ethical obligations by stealing your ideas. If he or she did...

Band members all quit, can I keep going? I want to keep the band going and keep the songs I wrote.

"Obviously things worked out fine for them"??? Wow, if only you knew all the troubles band splits have caused, especially when there was no...

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Since "excerpting" articles has recently been found fair use, could excerpting with an image also fall under that precedence?

See my prior answer to you same question posted earlier.

Since "excerpting" articales has recently been found fair use, could excerpting with an image also fall under that precedence?

I agree with the nice discussion by Attorney Ross. You should not extrapolate much from the Righthaven decision. It is a trial court decision in a...

Can i get a public domain book, fix it up a bit (spell check, update terms, add pictures) , and sell it as an eBook?

In theory, YES, but "the devil is in the details". You may be incorrect about the book being in the public domain - you need to be sure. You need...

Trademark Business Name in USA and Canada

So you have your tradename "protected" at the moment by an LLC filing and a domain name registration. You may also have common law trademarks due...

How do i find out if a phone app doesn't already exist? What are patent prices for apps? Is it better to sell your patent?

Q:"How do i find out if a phone app doesn't already exist?" A: Not a legal question. However, the beginning point is to search the Apple App Store...

You doubtless are referring to the classic Gibson Les Paul shape. Gibson fought and lost that battle some time ago....