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I made personal charges on a business credit card, but returned everything. I assume I'll be fired. Can anything else happen?
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Answered on December 07, 2012
You ask "will." No one can predict the future. What CAN happen is you can be charged with credit card fraud, a crime. You might start asking...
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I received a notice of action under the digital millennium copyright act for a purported download. Should I respond?
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Answered on December 06, 2012
If it came from Comcast it did have to do with a subpoena, one served on Comcast. If you do nothing then they will provide your name and address...
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Can I get trademark protection for a famous surname of a dead inventor? Newtonian Technologies or Einsteinian Technologies?
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Answered on December 06, 2012
The thing is, the way one gets protection is by registering with the the PTO. Ain't no free lunch.
If you don't try to register--and with that...
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Posting of Sex Tape
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Answered on December 03, 2012
In most states, probably MN, it is private wrong which can be compensated with money damages to make public a private matter, which this certainly...
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What do you do when your boss says he will treat you one way-but does the exact opposite?
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Answered on December 03, 2012
Assuming the company is not tiny, both the state and federal governments have agencies to protect employees in such 19th century situations. I am...
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If I register a Trademark with a name for a game and another, smaller company used the name for their game, can I be sued?
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Answered on December 03, 2012
As a couple of lawyers have said, what matters is use, not registration. Not every proposed trade name is actually a valid trade name under...
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Is there a difference between personal property and philatelic property?
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Answered on December 03, 2012
People dealing with attorneys in fact under POAs are often very picky about what they accept. Try dealing some day with a bank under a POA signed...
Is it illegal to paint team logos on something and gift them out rather than selling them?
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Answered on December 03, 2012
Yes, the logos belong to the teams that use them, not you or your friends. The teams would want instead to have you buy gifts that contain the...
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Can I use this as a temporary logo or should i take it out immediately? or can i just use it locally without any problems?
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Answered on December 02, 2012
Your guess is correct. If there are out of state businesses with the same or a confusingly similar logo that were there first then you may well be...
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Can I put either a TM on my company logo or a ® without registering it?
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Answered on December 02, 2012
As Mr. Rosenbloom said, the TM or SM is a statement of claim. “I claim this mark as my trademark, based on my using it.” You need not register...
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