Hi, i purchased a room in new orleans for 3 nights. i made the payment through pay pal nothing was signed is a refund possible

It's hard to say whether you can get a refund. As my colleague noted, your best bet is to contact PayPal and get your money back that way. If...

Fashion is generally not protected by intellectual property because it is seen as "functional" (even the unwieldy high-fashion costumes) but all of...

I would like to novelize retro-video games from the 1980's. Do I have to have permission to do so? If so, how do I do that?

You are looking to use someone else's trademarks and (possibly) copyrights. You can use other's intellectual property but you have to get...

Movie script

If she were to get any compensation, she would have to sue for copyright infringement. This is easier said than done though. Ideas are not...

Can I re-purpose military manuals?

Works produced by the government are not protected by copyright. Derivative works that are predominantly made up of government works are only...

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Who is the best lawyer to help me protect against lawsuits by the Church of Scientology if publishing books about them?

This is not a forum for you to hire an attorney or for attorneys here to review other attorneys, this is for general legal questions you...

Copyright, Trademark ,Patent on Disney/Pixar font/typeface used in non-profit, education animation for NPR/PBS

I agree with Mr. Natoli's response and only add that typefaces may be protected by a design patent. Then it wouldn't matter that you didn't copy...

Yes and no. First off, titles and characters are not copyrighted, but they may be trademarked. Trademarks are infringed when the average person...

Are we breaking trademark laws when we use "Southern Girls" in a phrase?

Ms. Vaccaro is right, you would have to do a search to make sure it does not infringe on any trademarks. Short phrases like "Southern Girl" or...

Put a sticker on spray bottle

Assuming the bottle is a generic spray bottle and not otherwise trademarked, then you should be ok. Many bottles can be purchased for just this...