Can I use a name for my product, if a TESS search found one live trademark using that name for shirt graphics?

If there is a prior trademark for apparel that is identical to the mark you want to use for socks, then you have a problem. Even if the prior user...

There's essentially no risk of anyone suing for copyright infringement based on this fact scenario (e.g., kindergartners filling in the blanks on...

Can a company in the UK, using the same trademark as us, force us to stop using our trademark in the USA?

Trademark rights are country-specific. That's why even companies who goods are internationally famous -- such as Coca Cola, Monster, Nike -- have...

Question about selling tshirts with copywritten material?

Hypothetically, you could do it with pre-1923 stills from movies, since the images are now public domain. You'll have to have your IP attorney do a...

Is it legal to have a business called Sooner Phone Repair if. I make sure to inform that I am not affiliated with the college

Interesting question, especially given that you've got Sooner Theatre, Sooner Mall, Sooner Legends Hotel, Sooner Village, Sooner Crossing, Sooner...

Do generic nicknames of famous athletes fall under trademark/copyright law?

It depends on whether nickname is something that can be trademarked -- usually it can't--and will also depend on whether your t-shirts have any...

Is a business that allows for a user to take an image of something they purchase for their personal storage database infringing?

You can always take a photograph of whatever you buy -- and then you have the copyright in the photograph. Conceivably, there are potential...

What is the lowest cost way of making a $1400 copyright claim go away

Your question is a confusing --- if the manufacturer has a license to use the photo, then it can use the photo. I assume from the tenor of your...

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Is this trademark infringement?

Tough question to answer without seeing how the app works in the real world. Sneaker art is generally not trademark infringement because of the...

Hello, I want to know if I can trademark my last name....which is Peace.....how can I do this and also the symbology used?

Trademark registration is always dependent on how the mark is used in commerce. If you have a company named Peace (after your last name) and you...