The Durham Bulls Baseball Club, Inc. [in Durham, North Carolina] owns the federally registered trademark rights in the phrase "Durham Bulls" and in...

Idea / Expression Dichotomy - Factual Works

First, copyright attaches to both the literal AND non-literal elements of a work of authorship -- an example of the latter being the presentational...

Can a pending patent application (with 2 names on it) be amended to delete one of the parties?

If you mean that the patent application lists two inventors then, no, the application cannot be amended to delete an inventor simply because he...

How to copyright my poems?

Your business plan is to use Fiverr.com as the vehicle to advertise and facilitate the sale of "custom poems" that are specially ordered by your...

I would like to sell some buttons about a certain presidential candidate. What are the guidelines on using names?

I disagree with my colleagues. I think it’s almost certainly lawful, without permission from anyone, to make and sell buttons that display the last...

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Am I infringing the trademark by running a tribute gallery on Instagram under the name of the brand I was asked to promote?

I don't understand my colleagues' responses. As I understand the situation, you're using an Instagram user name that someone else wants. So the...

Your question has been asked and answered a few times already. Here's what I wrote the last time: I won't sign an NDA if asked by a potential...

Can someone copyright all designs created in a common shape?

He may be right "that anyone who builds a fire pit in this shape, will have to buy a license to use the design." But that's not right because of...

Copyright infringement on Amazon by unknown third party sellers?

You need to start with the fact that it's not unlawful for "third party sellers on Amazon [to sell] copyrighted artwork without the permission from...

Is there anything I can do to get my family photos removed from someone else's social media account?

The law does not really address your situation other than applied to the Terms of Use for each social media site where the photographs of you and...