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I recently got an email from a famous ad company wanting to use my youtube video for a famous brand product.
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Answered on June 14, 2012
I disagree and think it is relatively clear what the company is proposing.
They are indeed proposing to pay you for a license to use your video...
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Can I use a college or institution name in a movie, just as dialogue? "my boyfriend goes to Devry"
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Answered on June 13, 2012
Probably, unless the dialogue that follows is something like: " Devry is a school for dumba**es." You have to realize, the only one that is likely...
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Howework help site. Do I need to worry about legal reprecussions?
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Answered on June 13, 2012
Is that a valid concern?
Not really, provided you have taken appropriate legal steps to protect yourself.
What steps do I need to take to...
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I want to file a patent. The invention that I want a patent for contains a feature that has a patent? Should I still file one?
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Answered on June 13, 2012
I interpret your question to be:
"I have made an improvement to a patented item. Can I get a patent, and should I try?"
Almost every patent is...
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How does a trademark attorney ensure no conflicts?
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Answered on June 13, 2012
1) What will the lawyer do differently? Do it from experience in the most cost effective way with high quality and likely achieve the objective...
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Must I have a formal copyright on a design for I house I created in order to keep it from being copied ?
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Answered on June 13, 2012
You have a copyright, it is automatic. However, there is obviously more to this story than you are telling us. How did the buyer get your design? ...
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Can I use another companies product in my one product?
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Answered on June 13, 2012
This is done with virtually every computer. Open up an HP and you will typically see Toshiba drives, some generic fans, a processor from Intel or...
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I recently received a message on Facebook to cease use of our band name. We registered our band name and logo with the uspto
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Answered on June 13, 2012
You have NOT registered your band name. You have applied for registration.
Your application for registration (see...
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I have a question about the use of anything this real world has in a form of entertainment such as a comic or movie.
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Answered on June 11, 2012
Is licensing based on using these objects based on the shape, texture, and name?
Let's say we have just the shape and texture and not even the...
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Can I sell t-shirts of a design using characters of a well known brand of camera by not actually spelling out the name?
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Answered on June 10, 2012
The vague and sneaky wording of your question tell me you are up to no good with this and are headed for trouble. You should be concerned about...
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