Can a R&D facility legally digitize old periodicals and post them on a private company server under copyright fair use doctrine?

Your digitization project sounds like a large, systemic project that raises serious copyright issues. As you may be aware, Google's digital...

A district court in Caterpillar Inc., v. Walt Disney Co., 287 F. Supp. 2d. 913 (C.D. Ill. 2003), recently held that, in context of a preliminary...

An intellectual property attorney can help you identify the intellectual property that may be transferred. These are intangible assets. For...

You are correct that you will need to obtain approval from the professional sports teams to use their logos and trademarks. They are very...

Looking to file claim against Gov't entity...

It seems you are facing a six-month statute of limitations, but did not discover the violation until two years later. A “statute of limitations”...

Am I risking copyright infringement?

With respect to the suggestion to look at sites that have royalty-free images for purchase, care should be taken to review the license being...

Petition to cancel before the TTAB

I agree with the other post that generally you do not want to appear to be "sand bagging" the other side. However, there are several potential...

Petition to cancel before the TTAB

You should consult with a trademark attorney regarding the strength of your evidence, and your disclosure obligations in discovery. An assertion...

Frivolous petition to cancel trademark before TTAB

Generally, the TTAB only has authority over the trademark registrations at the USPTO, so the TTAB's remedies are limited to canceling the...

Trademark infringement/ cyber squatting

It sounds like you have filed an ITU application. Have you used the mark in commerce yet? The USPTO will not issue a trademark registration until...