Registering a trademark that may be similar to an existing trademark.

If a new trademark is "confusingly similar" to an existing trademark (an answer only a jury or a court can give you), then the new trademark...

HOW CAN I TRADEMARK A LOGO FOR OUR TSHIRT LINE WHAT IS THE LEGAL WAY TO DO THIS... OR CAN WE JUS PUT OUR LOGOS ON OUR ITEMS

Trademarks are intended to protect consumers from the possibility of being confused about the source of goods or services. For example, the...

CAN I USE HAND DRAWN MOVIE IMAGES AND QUOTES AS A T SHIRT DESIGN ANS SELL FOR A PROFIT?

This seems like a great idea, particularly if you are a skilled artist and you have the business and marketing skills to match. However, you are...

Can I give away a copyrighted/trademarked "free coloring page" from a comic book company that is contingent on a purchase?

Without additional details, I tend to agree with my colleagues that it would be a bad idea to use someone else's copyrighted material you obtained...

Can I use photos where logos of different companies are captured?

Mr. Burdick offers useful advice on the topic of embedded trademarks. While you may own the copyright in the photographs you have taken, there...

Do I need a Litigation attorney or Contract attorney? Please Help Need to File today!

Most mid-size and larger law firms have both litigators and transactional attorneys so that you can get the best of both worlds. Further, the...

Definitely an interesting question. It wraps a copyright ownership issue inside an inheritance rights issue. As my colleagues suggest, you...

Pictures with celebrities on my social media pages?

The enforcement and enforceability of the "right of publicity" (a form of trademark law) is becoming harder and harder to predict as the line...

I'm developing an app with a friend. I'd like to sign an agreement with him in case the app succeeds. What should it include?

While it may not be the response you would like to receive, my colleagues have pointed out a few of the very possible (perhaps even likely)...

What percentage of a copyrighted shirt design has to be changed to have it legal to make and sell?

Copyright infringement is determined by two (2) key factors. First, did the alleged copyright infringer have "access" to the work that is...