There are waxless candles made for sale that are done in the same methods giving a similar look and function. If I create a

You've invented a way "to hold the center tea light differently" in waxless candles than do others. There are, apparently, "several ways to do...

Can I make money off a new design for an existing product? At the most basic it would only be a different paint job.

Do you really believe the fitness equipment manufacturer and its distributors have not already considered alternative paint schemes for the...

Trade Mark Law.

Well, there’s a problem right from the get-go. You say that you import another company’s branded product and “have trade marked the name for use...

What information do I need before I talk to a entertainment lawyer? What can I expect?

Before meeting with your own entertainment attorney I think your time would be very well spent reading a few books on how to produce a movie. The...

Domain name available, trademarked phrase is one word different am I ok?

Two separate issues are raised by your fact pattern: Would you be (1) "cybersquatting" and/or (2) committing "trademark infringement" by...

First, why do you care? Second, the general rule is that the owner of real or personal property [such as a house or car] viewable from a public...

Can a company stop me from using their trademark?

The use of another's trademark to identify or name or refer to that company or its product or service is most often LAWFUL "nominative" [or...

Can I sue this company for using my idea with no acknowledgment to me ?

Thomas Jefferson had something to say on the matter: "It would be curious then, if an idea, the fugitive fermentation of an individual brain,...

Dear Sirs. Would a copyright registration of a sample issue of a magazine protect our unique combination of topic areas? Thanks.

A copyright attaches only to one's particular EXPRESSION of an idea or concept. Copyright would attach to each edition of your magazine --...

I own a book. I want to use it for teaching. it has a crossword in it. can i photocopy and hand it out to the students in class?

What's the "it"? The book or the crossword puzzle? If the book then, no, you may not lawfully copy it and hand it out to anyone -- even inmates...