Do I need to do a Trademark or a Copyright?

I don't understand how an acronym alone can be inspirational, motivational, spiritual, or comical. The phrase that the acronym stands for could...

The clarification to my yesterday question " What can be done with the film synopsis "

A synopsis is a brief summary of the major points of an already-written work. What you have is not a synopsis but rather an outline for a...

We applied for a Tradmark for our business. The USPTO rejected our request due to a company w/ a similar name. What can we do?

Your most immediate problem is NOT whether the Trademark Office can be persuaded to register the trademark rights in your company name, it's...

In regards to trademark filing, I filed for a trademark on 5/10/2013 another group filed 6/10/2013

Q: "... what do I need to do?" R: Depends on lots of facts that you have not disclosed. For example, you have not disclosed whether the...

Trademark infringement

Attorney Guay was being admirably restrained. NO, you may not lawfully sell products that display professional sports teams names because that...

You disclosed an idea to someone. The rule is that unless the person agreed, before you disclosed the idea to him, that he would not use the idea...

What do i need to register an idea? Is about phrases written on an existing common item.

Ideas, once disclosed, are free for all to use. There is no "idea registry." The ONLY way to prevent someone from using an idea that you...

Can I obtain a domain name (.com) if a cyber-squatter is not using it and I plan to make a company with that name?

A person is not a cybersquatter simply because he registers, but does not use, a domain name. There is nothing unlawful about that practice and,...

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Depends on the poster. A poster is a "work of authorship" that's protectable by a copyright. While the copyright is in effect, only the copyright...

I take it that you understand that it's the publisher who applies for and receives the ISBN for a book. So, right from the get-go, the real name of...