Can I do business on a website and domain that is not my D.B.A. as long as I put my D.B.A. in the About page of the website?

I have a different take than my colleagues. Let's put some facts on your question: You own a company that does business as "Rick's Painting...

What are the minimum requirements for a great app idea to become copyright protected?

Company A owns lots of copyrighted material. You have an IDEA for a software application that would permit Company A to stream its material to ......

Are Google blogs protected under Copyright?

Copyright attaches automatically to the material that's published on a blog [so long as, as my colleague notes, the material is original to its...

Are employees bound to the intellectual property clause between employer and a vendor?

A contract entered into between an employer and a third party does not, by itself, grant an employee any rights nor imposes on an employee any...

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What steps do I need to take to open a LEGAL operational ecommerce retail business?

You need to read two or three or ten books on how to start a business in California and and then some on how to start an e-commerce business. Visit...

As my colleagues note, the Wrigley Field sign serves as a trademark. Visit the link below to view its federal registration. Changing the sign to...

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I have a fantastic game idea and I am not sure how to pitch this idea to the people who can finish the project.

Your own Missouri-licensed intellectual property attorney will need to explain to you the terms of the Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Game System...

Question for patent attorneys.

An "alternate use" of an existing invention is patentable only if that use is a useful, non-obvious and novel use of the invention. Which is very,...

I have an LLC with several DBAs. Do I need to list the LLC on my DBAs' website? If so, where does it go on website(s)?

As noted by Attorney Patil, the legal name of your company must be used in the Terms of Use agreement with your website visitors. That agreement --...

I think there's very little likelihood you have a legal basis to object to the father displaying photographs of his child on a website [I assume a...