Ordered counterfeit items, and they were seized. Can I cross the border without worrying?

Really? You admit to criminal conduct to a group of lawyers and then ask our help to assess your risk of getting caught? Wow. That's plain...

I have a copyright related question.

The pre-existing types of images that you describe are all either public domain or not copyrightable. So, yes, so long as your particular version...

Can I sell a product I have altered?

You should read the many similar questions and answers about this topic [visit the link below] and then ask a follow-up question if you need to. ...

Hello, Do you charge for consultation? Thanks Eddie,

Q: "Can you get sued if the item is not real and you did not know?" R: Yes. When a person choses to engage in business he takes on the...

Hackers asking for Ransom

Q: "At the present time they are hosting their websites in US hosting companies" R: So send those companies DMCA notices. Big picture: Once...

One company may engage in any number of different types of businesses. From a legal standpoint there is no such thing as a "record company" or a...

I am an art teacher at a private business. Are art projects posted on Pinterest copyrighted? Or can I copy and teach these ideas

All works of authorship once complete are automatically protected by copyright. There is no requirement to affix a copyright notice onto the work...

I'm starting a clothing line with my legal name as the brand name, do I need to register the trademark or not?

As noted by my colleagues, you have no legal duty to register as a trademark the name of your clothing line -- but it makes no sense not to...

I got a call from my university's IT saying they had been contacted by a company claiming I received copyrighted material.

Over the last ten years literally tens of thousands of students at U.S. universities have been notified they unlawfully downloaded copyrighted...

Is there a way to obtain a patent for my invention by offering an IP attorney a share in future patent (instead of paying $$)?

If you really, really can't pay a patent attorney to draft and prosecute your patent application then you should read the book "Patent It Yourself"...