Repurposing printed materials (Comic Books)

The better practice, that is a practice more likely to avoid litigation, is to use your own original materials, your own cartoons. The use of old...

I want to write a book about a romance that I had with a small time celebrity. What can I legally write in it?

"Small time" suggests not well known with little publicity. If so then the probability of litigation is increased - and if pursued it would be...

Can you sell fabrics with patterns that are similar to designer clothes?

Fabric patterns are works of authorship comprising copyright intellectual property. See for example United Fabrics Intern., Inc. v. C& J Wear,...

What are the limitation on streaming copyright music? And how can I get around this legally, such as a license?

Being able to see and copy and use songs, pictures and movies on a computer screen, right there in front of you, just appears also to be something...

Do I need a model and design for a product to apply for a patent? Would I need an attorneys help to patent? What are the costs?

You do not need a model or prototype. You do need a design, that is, it is a structure that is patented. That structure may originate from a...

Got copyright notices, paid them, but still get phone calls from them saying I have unpaid infringements. Why?

An attorney can help by concluding the activity between You and the claimant - a settlement agreement can be the termination point where evidence...

Probably not "fair use". But you concluding sentences require the greatest attention. You are thinking that there may be economic value in the 8...

Do I need to get company's permission if I make a tutorial about their product?

You propose to write a book of how to service or repair some device. You are not an employee of the owner of the intellectual property rights to...

Do I need a confidential agreement to speak w/manufacturers about a developing product? THANX

In the case of IRS v. Polaris, IRS disclosed in secrecy its fuel injection system. Polaris said they weren't interested. The next year the IRS...

Your question addresses evidentiary issues - what is the evidence which would support Trademark or Copyright or Invention claims. That is, if what...