It would be appropriate to start with the text of your original Provisional application and append to it an additional section of text and maybe...

Is using screenshots of a video and / or very little footage considered fair use.

What is or isn't Fair Use of copyrighted work is sometimes in the eye of the beholder. The U.S. Copyright Office tracks court cases that decide...

Do I have any legal right to challenge this movie?

The sort of thing you describe happens a lot. You said that you wrote a set of books years ago, but didn't say whether they were published. If...

Can I protect an App?

So you are generating an app and wish to learn about the intellectual property tools to protect your exclusivity in it. First, use copyright to...

Can I copyright the Armenian published version, since the original manuscript is missing or someone else has it?

Did your father-in-law write the books, or any of the manuscripts you are referring to? And when was each of the works generated, when was each of...

Any suggestions on how we can have cease & desist come from a legal entity (so it's taken more serious) versus coming from him?

The reason that a Cease and Desist Letter from an attorney is generally taken more seriously than a communication from a non-attorney is that the...

Can I proceed under fair law use, or should I get permission from the author?

In general, an "idea" is not protected by a copyright in a book. Rather the copyright protects the "expression" of whatever ideas are present in...

Can I trademark the words in a domain name that I don't own but isn't in use if they are similar to my domain name?

I agree with Attorney Thomson. When you use the word "trademark" as a verb, I infer that you are speaking about applying to register the term as...

Can the picture be used in this manner.

I'm sorry but your question doesn't state enough facts from which to generate a meaningful answer. But it sounds like a serious problem. If so,...

Am I within legal bounds to take images from a free website to use for my for-profit coloring book project?

To expand on the comments by my learned brethren, there is a difference between "public domain" (which means that the work is not protected by...