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Is it illegal to register a domain name which *may* in future be the name of a product made by another company?
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Answered on October 31, 2012
Windows 10? Really" That will get you sued. It is also fraudulent, unfair competition, trademark infringement, passing off, cybersquatting, a...
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If I use clipart from Office.Microsoft.com to supplement my business website, is this covered by Microsoft's Usage of CC?
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Answered on October 31, 2012
Yes. I assume you mean you want to use MS clip art on your pages, not that you want to sell the clip art itself. Read for yourself the MS Office...
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Who can help me license my invention or grow a company around my invention?
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Answered on October 31, 2012
If your "invention" is a product or method, a patent or trade secret protection is the appropriate coverage with a trademark or servicemark being...
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What is legal use of copywright material (research journal) for teaching for profit, specifically staistics and data on subject
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Answered on October 31, 2012
Read 17 USC 107 and the following checklist from Columbia University http://copyright.columbia.edu/copyright/fair-use/
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During a trademark cancellation proceeding, does he Board ever look up things on the internet?
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Answered on October 31, 2012
I disagree. The Board attorneys typically do look up law and evidence on the Internet, but seldom spontaneously except for legal cases, statutes,...
Someone I know is selling fake Beats By Dre products on Craigslist. Can I take them to court?
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Answered on October 31, 2012
Q: "I know a person on Craigslist who is selling fake Beats By Dre headphones, and they are not authentic. Can I take them to court for this?"
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Need Retired Trademark Patent examiner
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Answered on October 31, 2012
Go to the Find A Lawyer tab and enter Intellectual Property and Sarasota, FL [or if not really there, the closest large town].
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Can we get sued by Lamborghini If we use the name Lamborghini Boyz?
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Answered on October 30, 2012
If you do it in a way not associated with or likely to infer sponsorship by Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A, you might not get sued. For example if...
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Use of old magazine articles?
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Answered on October 30, 2012
That is copyright infringement under 17 USC 501 unless you have permission. You would need permission of the magazines, and probably the authors...
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Repurposing Plastic bags for ex: m&m's, doritos, and other bags for reale purposes.
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Answered on October 30, 2012
When your Mother and you did it, it was for personal use - that's fine.
When you do it "for resale" that is fraud, passing off, unfair...
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