Three suggestions: You and your own New York-licensed intellectual property attorney - (1) need to evaluate whether the other party's mark really...

What does "filed during the 28th year of the initial term" mean for determining whether a copyright has been renewed?

To renew a copyright under the 1909 Copyright Act, a renewal application had to be filed with the Copyright Office “within one year prior to the...

As my colleagues note, the answer depends on which Creative Commons license the owner of the copyright in each picture has chosen to apply to the...

Hi. Is it legal for me to print and sell t-shirts who have logos of start-ups as their main design feature?

Selling a t-shirt on which one company's logo is displayed likely infringes that company's trademark rights in the logo. Selling a t-shirt on...

I think you're saying that someone wrote, performed, and recorded music that he then gave to you. You subsequently wrote lyrics for the music and...

Here's the rule: “Any person who, on or in connection with any goods … uses in commerce any word, term, name, symbol, or device, or any combination...

Is it legal to publish a book or website with images of current celebrity lookalikes?

If the persona of a deceased, well-known person is protected under any state's "right of publicity" law then the commercial use in that state of a...

Could I use copyrighted/trademarked logos in a digital graphic design portfolio piece?

Your "subscription box design" is most certainly real -- otherwise how could you present it -- and even though you're not offering it for sale you...

What grounds would I expect to be sued on from the family of the original owner of a famous business who's TM has long expired?

Q: “I'm in the process of trademarking a name for a business and one of their products.” R: You better be either a licensed attorney or an...

Can I register for a name taken in the same class if it is in different business fields?

The international trademark classification system adopted by our Trademark Office is used solely for procedural reasons and does NOT reflect any...