Is it trademark name infringement?

There is a federal trademark registration for WONDERFULLY MADE PHOTOGRAPHY (see Reg. No. 3576269). It was applied for by Tammy D. Cobb in the name...

Can anyone think of a good trademark caselaw example where adding a house mark to a descriptive comp wrd mark avoided confusion?

"In general, use of a house mark does not obviate confusion." General Mills Inc. v. Fage Dairy, 100 USPQ2d 1584 (TTAB 2011). However, "where the...

It depends on the specific GPL (General Public License) for that code. Incorporating software code covered by a typical GPL into your software...

Federal regulation 14 C.F.R. 1221.111 (entitled "Use of the NASA Logotype") states as follows, "The NASA Logotype has been retired and is used only...

Should IP when sold be registered with the courts as a sale?

Intellectual property (IP) is property. You can record the assignment of a patent or a trademark registration with the US Patent and Trademark...

What is the legal term for holding off on a judgement until a different court case is settled?

It sounds like there is a state court action regarding the ownership of the deceased's 95% portion of the business, and concurrent federal court...

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We are in Federal Court and Judge has denied the defendants Second Motion to Dismiss.

From your question, it seems that the court denied a Rule 12(b) motion to dismiss, and the defendant filed its answer afterwards. See Rule...

Accidental Counterfeit Product Imported

Trademark infringement is typically a civil offense, but there is a corresponding criminal statute under 18 U.S.C. 2320 as part of the Trademark...

From your question, it sounds like your company has shifted its business to different services from the services listed on the trademark...

Is this copyright infringement/can I get into legal trouble over this?

The "cartoon" version may still raise right of publicity issues (the likelihood of a legal controversy arising from this cannot be evaluated in the...