Does a 1B trademark applicant have more rights to the applied for mark than a company who starts using it after the filing date?

If behemoth company commenced use of the mark after you filed, you would be considered the senior user (once you put it into use and get your...

Are you copying material from another source. If so, it could be copyright infringement. However, if you are just using the ideas from that other...

Attorney Vaccaro is correct as regards rights of privacy. In addition, depending upon who took the photo, you could be infringing upon the...

How does a state's case law(state supreme court) effect other state with identical issues when federal law is used a roadblock?

You have received excellent information regarding protection of publicly recorded documents. I would just like to add that a state court decision...

You cannot "take over" a deceased patent. You can only patent your own inventions, and even then there are limitations. If you find a prior...

You have received some excellent advice. The key is in the intended use and in who produces the copies. If you have specific questions, you...

How do youtube/facebook/etc get around copy right laws if someone posts a video with a song in it?

1. Unless you are an educational entity it is unlikely that you will meet the educational purpose criteria. 2. If you did not purchase each of the...

If one artist name is the same as the other can one add different words or spelling?

You say this other rapper "claims" to have trademarked the name. Has anyone checked? Is it on the principal register or the supplemental (if...

Can I use the name of a Children's movie in advertising?

It sounds like you are on solid ground on use of the movie name in advertising, but you have another area of concern. You must ensure that your...

You have already received excellent advice. I would just add the comment that non-profit does not mean non-commercial. This issue is commercial...