I have little doubt you may lawfully create and sell “a photobook which features lots of parents' pictures of their kids” even when those...

Your hypothetical in which all of Disney's copyrights have expired, including those protecting derivative works based on long-ago created works, is...

I think it highly unlikely that you can maintain as secret the "process to transfer the paper image onto a tattoo on the skin." Even if everyone...

If we ignore the specifics of your question and ask: Does copyright attach to a work of authorship based on a pre-existing work when the author of...

Can I play youtube videos straight from the website to my tv screen at my nail salon shop/business?

If by "my country" you mean one other than the United States then you need to direct your question to an intellectual property attorney who's...

The Coalition to Advance the Protection of the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and CLC, LLC Sport Logos ("CAPS") is a legitimate enterprise with the authority...

Proving Copyright Infringement of Online Materials

There is no such thing as "aggravated damages" for copyright infringement. In fact, unless you registered your copyright in the book before the...

If I get a patent for a physical product and someone immediately improves on it, am I compensated for my contribution?

As my collegues note, if someone improves a patented product but that improved product still contains each element of the patent claim, then that...

Possible Trademark infringement

A person who publishes on his website a link to your pending trademark registration application at the federal Trademark Office is NOT infringing...

Trademark infragment? How similar is too similar?

Here’s the rule: It’s unlawful to offer to sell a product or service under a trademark that’s already being used, or one similar, if it’s probable...