Exactly how long after public distribution can a product be copyrighted?

The copyright in a work can be registered at any time -- before or after publication, no matter when. There are significant benefits to...

I bought some pair of glasses from outside the united states and got it shipped through a carrier but was seized by customs

You should review the information published by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP] via the link below. You should also discuss this matter...

I don't understand what you mean by "I own a trademark that's associated with an old magazine" and so I'm going to ignore that statement. As for...

I need to protect my invention. Already have filed provisional and design patents.

As my colleague notes, you goofed by putting the cart before the horse. You've applied for patents to protect your "unique but very simple device"...

Is it secondary infringement if a company keeps profiting from affiliates who infringe copyright to link to the company site？

So ... Retailer pays Company A when visitors to a website owned by Company A's "Affiliate" click on a link and then buys Retailer's product. The...

Am I legally obligated to work with attorneys involved in a patent dispute?

Attorney Stauff has already very ably answered your question. To put a fine point on the matter, you do not have attend a deposition simply because...

I won't pass on the ethics of watching infringing copyrighted material via the internet, except to say it’s wrong. That said, I've never heard...

Software code reference examples/samples/snippets and intellectual property/copyright law?

I take from your question that you're grappling with the question of how to distinguish between code that's copyrightable [and therefore...

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Copyright

Let's be direct: A "unique and new" term is not copyrightable. Period. [See Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition, Section...

What legal protections does a company have against another company who buys and secretly repackages their products?

I second Attorney Burt's response. Lawfully purchased products can be -- and routinely are -- used by the purchasers to make and sell their own...