In many cases an email to a company will just get lost. A letter to the right person would be a professional form of communication. Hello Kitty is...

Can irrigation Design be trademarked for a residential property?

This is a good question. There are many forms of protection that could be looked into. It is tougher when you seek protection after the fact. It...

Patenting?

There are excellent free resources available. A good place to start is the United States Patent Office, www.USPTO.gov.

How does one obtain a license to produce/sell clothing and other paraphernalia with football logos?

Licensed paraphernalia can be a cut throat business and probably not fun. Even if you were sufficiently capitalized it would be a reach. There may...

Is an intellectual property clause with claim of all I create (outside co too) legal in an independent contractor contract?

I have seen this clause is three different scenarios: 1. The company does not realize that this clause is improper and will listen to...

Sometimes there is a fine line between parody and infringement. Sometimes the word "parody" is an attempt to avoid speaking about...

Who owns the copyright of a short film which Editor now claims to own & thereby refuses to give to Director or Writer?

The information in your question seems to paint a scenario of the type in which deciding who is legally right will not do very much to solve the...

Right of publicity is an interesting topic since it varies from state to state. It is strong in California and less so in New York. You could have...

Most companies are not out to steal prior inventions. Many times they simply want to avoid a conflict. When I was the company attorney in charge of...

What kind of attorney do I need? Starting a business, worried about false advertising claims

It cannot be assumed that particular terms have no set legal meaning. Some words that are not specifically defined in one context may be closely...