A competitor reworked my logo design to use as advertising. It's a unique concept based on the name of my shop. What can I do?

You are from Veneta, OR. I like Veneta, home of the Oregon Country Fair. Ah, the Grateful Dead lives on! I can answer your question in two...

Hello; I know you cannot register a TM that has a "dirty word" in it, but can you imply a dirty word such as sh*t? Thank you!

In my experience, the PTO has been very vigilant in refusing registration that hints of vulgarity.

Copyright Infringement Laws - Quick question!

Nice try, but -- number 1 --- I'm not going to click on your link. And number 2, if you think that you may be infringing a Disney copyright, then...

Am I infringing on another company?

The general rule is that any word, term, name, symbol or device has the ability to be used as a trademark on a product and, further, has the...

Personal Content Infringement on Meetup.com

Copyright does not protect ideas, but only the expression of the ideas. So, copying an idea and expressing the idea in a different way than someone...

I wish to make a tee shirt with a photo of all the Military Seals printed on the shirt, are the seals public domain.

You do not state if you desire to use U.S. military seals and insignias, or State seals and insignias. Either way, use is regulated. Use of...

As a general rule, a U.S. copyright in any work published prior to 1923 has terminated. As to works first published in the U.S. after 1923, the...

Trademark USPTO

A letter of protest has very limited usefullness in the registration process. Its effectiveness is limited and often overstated. And as mentioned...

Why do you say that the goods are counterfeit? Is it because there is a claim of patent infringement? Do you know whether, in fact, the goods...

Whether a company infringed or not?

It is difficult to anser this question without knowing more about your product. If it is a generic, bulk product, then I agree with the earlier...