Can I use the names and characters of Walt Whitman and Louisa May Alcott in a fiction book I am writing?

No, you do not need permission from anyone. However, you do NEED a written opinion letter which says that from your own attorney. You cannot rely...

NO. It's unquestionably unlawful to make and sell products using licensed, branded fabric unless the brand owner licenses the sale of that product....

The answer depends on which fictional character is created, how it's used, the applicable state law, and the Terms of Use of the social media...

I know of no law or regulation that makes it unlawful for a consumer to buy a counterfeit product [one that infringes a copyright or a trademark or...

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Could I buy an account from someone, change the name, and claim that I am responsible for the creative work?

Your questions each ask whether it's lawful to claim authorship of a copyrightable work that you [or your company] did not, in fact, create. The...

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Do you have entertainment attorneys?

You should discuss your concerns in private with an intellectual property attorney licensed to practice in New Mexico. Note that because your...

I need a lawyer who can help me on invention patent papers.

You note that you've been "told to pay more money." Who told you? If you've been working with an invention promotion company [such as the...

The person who owns the copyright in the video owns the exclusive right to make "derivative" works based on the video. A transcript of the spoken...

I agree with Attorney Vaccaro. Some famous authors write their books under a pseudonym that serves as a federally registered trademark to brand...

Dear Lawyers, We would like to license our new product. Please clarify: how it usually works, your terms ? Thank you

You should query Google for [ "licensing agent" "phone accessories" ] and read up on how the product licensing business works. You should also...