When filing a utility patent for a game can you include game play with a physical board game apparatus as well as electronic?
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Answered on July 17, 2023
The law of patenting games in the United States has been in flux. For curtent advice, consult a patent attorney who is up to date on the pertinent...
If I resell a company’s delta 8 products, could I be held liable if something goes wrong with the consumer?
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Answered on July 15, 2023
See the FDA's posting at https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/5-things-know-about-delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol-delta-8-thc
Can a presenter use screenshots of a computer program in a paid educational webinar without violating copyright laws?
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Answered on July 13, 2023
It's likely that the look and feel of the Trelio screens are protected by copyright. (However, there may be legal arguments against this...
Can i name a character jack frost?
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Answered on July 12, 2023
Yes, anyone can tell a story where the character is named Jack Frost.
Can a company force me to "decommission" software that they are discontinuing?
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Answered on July 12, 2023
It's like the answer to your question is NO. You describe a common problem encountered by long-time users of business-platform software, including...
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Can i sue someone for sending me nudes ?
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Answered on July 09, 2023
What would you wish to accomplish by such a lawsuit?
If the subject of the photo was under age 18 and depicted in a sexual act, then the photo...
Can a photographer sell nude photos or publish sexually explicit photos on the internet without the persons consent?
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Answered on July 09, 2023
Yes, as the photographer, he owns a copyright in the photos and so has the right to prevent anyone from distributing copies.
However, that...
Publishing a comic on “Outwitting the Gestapo” based on real events, do I owe royalties to book publisher or need permission?
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Answered on July 08, 2023
It sounds like you propose to prepare a comic that is likely to be deemed a "derivative work" from the book you are getting the information from. ...
Currently MY PURE MD is trademarked, is My Pure | MD covered under that trademark? ?
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Answered on July 06, 2023
I infer that you are a designer whose client has a registered trademark for MY PURE MD for certain goods and/or services that you don't identify. ...
Can a lawyer who doesn't practice IP file a trademark?
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Answered on July 03, 2023
Attorneys Starke and Brezina have posted cogent answers to your question. But I am going to add another aspect to that.
The U.S. Patent and...