I am writing an alien research book to self publish on Amazon and am concerned about copyright infringement.

"Fair use" can be a complicated analysis, and there are 4 major factors to consider. The four factors are: * the purpose and character of...

Do I need patent/copyright/license to package existing products & market them as a new product?

One of the most significant issues is "consumer confusion" relative to the trademarks on the various products included in the bundle. In general,...

INFRINGER....

Litigation strategy can be very complicated, particularly in cases with multiple defendants/plaintiffs. For example, more participants in the...

Can I sell a product I have made which includes in it's design a smaller branded product I have purchased?

This is not an easy question to answer. In general, trademarks are used to designate the source of goods and services. In general, if you simply...

Release?????

The specific location where you downloaded the file from is really not all that relevant to the analysis. There are many sites where legal...

Trademark infringement/ cyber squatting

You should contact an experienced trademark attorney at once. There are several facts that are not contained in your description that could make...

This is not a good idea. While there may be some way to skirt the obvious problems with some creative thinking, you should rely on a professional...

In general, the owner of the patent may exercise his or her rights in the patent as they see fit. They may license, sell, donate, or otherwise...

If I uploaded a video on YouTube and it was a copyrighted music video, can I still go to jail even after I deleted it?

Under US Copyright law, your activities would likely be actionable by the owner of the copyright in the music video. If the DVD was copy protected...

I am an author I co-wrote a book with two other authors who are sisters as well and now they wish me to sign a co-authors

Under the United States copyright law, each joint author of a book will have the right to publish and exercise the other right of copyright...