Do I need to find an IP laywyer to trademark my band's name? And does it matter if the name is shared with another product?

A Trademark Search or Clearance is a professional legal process involving Federal Statutes, Federal Court Opinions and the Trademark Manual...

Can i freely use trademarked logos from professional sports teams in an app

Yes if you have permission, meaning are licensed, to do so. Contact an Intellectual Property attorney.

Creative Commons Adaptation?

The Asker has contractually agreed to provide attribution but has not. That refusal is a breach of contract. The Photograph is the work of...

Is this a copyright/trademark violation?

The new work, even though substantially different in tone, may be claimed to be a derivative work and infringing. Or, the new work likely trades...

Copyright of joint work

As you've suggested, there are copyright and contract issues. With an agreement the work, by an independent contractor, can be owned by the...

Trademarks identify a specific provider of products or services. Copyright arises as a work of authorship, for example a story, is written or...

Would it be copyright infringement to sell this open source game?

The offer "This source code is free..." is a limited license of a copyright property. The limitations are set out in the two sentences. Whether...

Clarification, please, on the 'first to file' basis of the USPTO.

Passage of the Americans Invent Act, effective March 16, 2013, made the United States a First to File country regarding patents and inventions. It...

Use of "Del Monte" in a greeting card will not be a sale of a product sold by "Del Monte" and will not likely create consumer confusion. Probably...

Does the market value of intellectual property gets put on the balance sheet or the cost to get it patented?

The "Pro Bono" program, urged by AIA and recent Executive Action, encouraging the Patent and Trademark Office to develop a Pro Bono program...