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Is using NBA teams names and their colors on a community fans site (that displaying Ads) is legal? and using their logo?
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Answered on December 08, 2012
Q:"can i use the teams name? "
A: You can make limited use of the name for such a site as "nominative use", but you need an attorney to give you...
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Does sale of excess inventory or used items by a 3rd party continue common law TM rights of the mark of a discontinued product?
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Answered on December 07, 2012
See the definition of "abandonment" under 15 USC 1127
A mark shall be deemed to be “abandoned” if either of the following occurs:
(1) When its...
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Can I use footage from one film created for one site in another film for another site?
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Answered on December 07, 2012
Yes, if it is your footage and if your agreement, if any, with the local website/TV channel does not prohibit it. I would be surprised if a TV...
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I received a letter, which is USPTO FILING RECEIPT and FOREIGN PATENT FILING from the patent office I'm not sure what to do?
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Answered on December 07, 2012
You should NEVER receive from the USPTO a notice that says you have 30 days to file a PCT application. What you might get is a letter that tells...
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Can I use a Photograph that I took in a public area of a person doing a task, then turn the photo into a design, then sell it?
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Answered on December 07, 2012
This should be legal in every state. A public place is by nature public and it is doubtful the people photographed would have any claim,...
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Can a restaurant use recipes created by a buisness partner after that partner leaves if they do not want them used?
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Answered on December 07, 2012
Recipes are normally protected by trade secrecy. Once the secret is discovered, the secrecy is gone. So, the key here is how you protected the...
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Am I legally allowed to ask for someone picture in a job ad? Mu company is looking to hire freelance promotional models.
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Answered on December 07, 2012
Seems a no-brainer. A company looking to hire models has a need for a picture. It is what you do with those pictures that might get you in trouble....
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Online dating company creates custom emails for users to send to prospective matches. Any legal issues?
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Answered on December 07, 2012
This seems fundamentally dishonest. Hope you get your liability insured and have a lawyer on retainer if someone gets raped by one of your client's...
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Is it legal for me to purchase brand name items such as Ralph Lauren products and sell them for sale let's say on Amazon?
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Answered on December 07, 2012
The risk is false advertising if you misdescribe what you are doing. The other risk is that if the item you are buying is not authentic, you are...
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Need advice from a trademark lawyer.
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Answered on December 07, 2012
There is a problem, it is descriptive. The word "concierge" has some distinctiveness in this context, so you would want to search it's...
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