Separation of Federal and State Courts

I would also add that federal courts sometimes decide state law issues, and while these decisons are not necessarily binding on the state courts, a...

I want to morph two logos into one and do some additional editing...Legal or not?

Instead of taking the intellectual property of other sports teams (who are often on the look-out for unauthorized uses of thier logos), and risk...

I want to design a logo for my sons team is it copyrightable?

As noted by my collegues, it depends. Some subscription sites (also sometimes called microstock or micropayment sites) do provide royalty-free...

Is it against copyright to create a parody website of a movie character?

A parody uses a work in order to criticize or comment on the work itself. For example, the book "The Wind Done Gone" was a parody of "Gone with the...

Civil litigation jurisdictional issue

If a Rule 12(b) motion asserting lack of jurisdiction was filed before answering the complaint, this ordinarily will suspend the time for serving...

Is a new Internet business concept eligible to seek legal patent \ copyright protection?

The law on patent protection is currently in a state of flux. The Federal Circuit decision in "In re Bilski" recently set forth a "machine or...

Do i need to get copyrights for pictures used in a book publication?

I concur with the earlier responses, and would point out that if your mentor is unable to obtain a license to use the pictures he has already...

Trademark infringement vs. using counterfeit marks

In addition to the points already made, I would also note that one other difference is that the trademark owner has the option of seeking...

My professor used my data and asked other ph.d. student in my lab to work further without my consern. What type of right I have?

Patent inventorship issues may also be involved if you did more than just simply follow the professor's instructions in collecting the data. For...

I echo the prior comments that trademark rights arise through the use of the mark, and that the first to use a mark will obtain the trademark...