If I have a pirated book with me which I purchased when I travelled to a developing country under the impression that it is orig

If you innocently bought an English copy of Tartt's The Goldfinch in, for example, China, and you subsequently discovered that it had been...

If your trademark is registered under three different classes of goods do you need to be selling products in each class?

Ideally, you would continue to sell goods that cover each international class, but if there are periods where you do not do so you don't forfeit...

As an artist can i use a logo in 1 of my pieces of art? i only want to use it once.

It's complicated, and the best answer you are likely to get here (without seeing the proposed artwork) is "possibly." While trademark owners have...

If you are an automobile repair shop specializing in Mercedes-Benz repairs, you can absolutely advertise your services using the word...

Do I need permission from the owner/publisher to make a mascot costume of their licensed character "for personal uses"?

If the use is truly personal -- e.g., you want to wear a Snoopy costume while kicking back at home drinking a Duff and watching the game -- then go...

Copyrighted music

The short answer is yes, you are going to have problems playing 60 seconds of any popular song on your podcasts. If you have a mockup of a podcast,...

I need to know if I can use this name for my product and not have it infringe on another company

Li'l Reds v. Baby Reds, with no PTO registration? Interesting question, and the answer is complicated, since it depends on which of you started...

You answered the first part of the question when you referenced the license fees extracted by the NFL to use any team logo. The NFL jealously...

Can I sell posters that list the names of places on college campuses?

It's really going to be dependent on the respective universities you are dealing with. For example, Harvard University and Harvard are both...

Business name copyright infringement?

It's unclear whether your "friend" has any actual trademark rights in "neat as a pin ohio," and if she did, whether she could bring an infringement...