If the work was published in the U.S. before January 1, 1923, you are free to use it in the U.S. without permission. If the stories are from the...

How can i find out if a competitor has a IP and copy write on the words "monster oysters" if they do can/do I have to change it

Go to the TESS website, type in "monster oysters" and see what comes up. If nothing does, check the state registrations as well, and run a...

How can a copyrighted work be published under a new name if it was not originally copyrighted under that name?

Simply do a name change. NOLO has a DIY kit that is easy to follow, or you can hire counsel to take care of it for you fairly cheaply.

Using movies to learn English by translating the difficult words, is that legal?

If you are using the application in the classroom, in the context of teaching English, there is probably a way you can use a portion of the movies...

What's in a pen-name (for business use, and for book authorship)?

It's simple. You simply adopt your chose nom de plume (assuming its available -- e.g., don't use "Collette" or "George Elliot") , and if you are...

Can I publish a book about a famous WWI poet that changes events in his life?

Pat Barker's Booker-Prize winning Regeneration Trilogy has Wilfred Owen as a recurring character, along with Siegfried Sassoon and W.H. River, so...

Ideally, you would get permission. If no one responds to you from the Cubs or MLB, and the mason is willing to put the logo on the headstone...

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Product Invention Idea

Your best move is to sit down with a competent intellectual property attorney in Austin and see what they think about the proposed contract. You'll...

Is there a template I can use for the Arbitration section of my Terms of Service? My company is incorporated in Delaware.

The JAMS clauses for inclusion in arbitration agreements can be found here -- https://www.jamsadr.com/clauses/

Can you use mix branded products to create one product

Mixing together different soaps is not going to be a patentable invention. If you are using the mix as a proprietary formula for your own use, you...