Can i use a generic picture of a kindle on my book cover

Leave that picture on the Internet. It's not yours. Instead, get out your smartphone and take your own picture of a Kindle. Next, avoid any...

I own a software company in the U.S. and I have a person in Florida selling my copyrighted software out of Canada.

You have not considered a potential couple of steps you might take short of litigation. One is to register your copyright with customs and alert...

I hired a designer to create a logo for my business stationery, do I or the designer own the rights to the logo?

Yes, you have the right to ASK. The designer, if independent and if no "work for hire" or "copyright assignment" contract exists, has the right to...

We are interested in creating a product Patent #5052855 . Paperwork says that it was created in 1991. Can we act on this?

You can act without fear of infringing that expired patent for a type of silt free irrigation system. That leaves several remaining issues for you:...

If one has been using a name as a common law trademark, what is involved in challenging a trademark approved to someone else?

You will need a trademark litigation attorney. There are three options, which can be used and they are not mutually exclusive, you can do all of...

Can I use another company's product in an ad to provide context as to how my product is used or will look?

You can do that if you do it properly. You should run your proposed ad by an IP lawyer or trademark lawyer and get guidance on the proper way to do...

Game shoe contestant discrimination?

You would have great difficulty prevailing in a suit. You are adults, not babies, so the argument that you were "tricked" into signing the...

What do I do if someone claims that the ebooks I sell is infringing on their copyright, when I'm sure they are public domain?

What you do is hire a copyright lawyer to review your facts and respond to the "someone" claiming you infringe. You appear to have a good basic...

Is it legal to mention famous names such actors, singers, magazines as exemples in one of my website pages?

If done right, this will be acceptable. If done wrong, this will be violation of right ob publicity and/or trademark infringement. You need to see...

Is it fair use to quote a post-1929 translation of a 16th century work, e.g., a modern translation of a Machiavellian quote?

I think this is a low risk proposition. First, even if it were copyright infringement, the translator is not likely to object. On the contrary,...

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