The "incidental" display of trademarks and copyrighted material in films is not unlawful and does not need to be licensed. You need to speak...

It a company or designer is no longer providing that particular product for sale can i alter it for my own use?

Your question is very unclear. I'm going to assume you want to "alter" the design of articles of clothing [not the designs shown ON articles of...

Who owns the rights to a trademark office action response?

Why on earth do you care? Ego? Real commercial concern?

How much trouble can I get in for reverse engineering an app and re-publishing it?

As my colleague notes, the smartphone application you want to reverse engineer may prohibit you from doing so via its Terms of Use. If it does...

Trademark scenario: would this application be approved?

First, you've got your branding analysis backwards. A domain name can be any variation of your properly cleared trade name / trademark. In short,...

Trade names/Tradmarks - New E-juice business trade name is under fire from a Facebook user that claims that name is theirs

I'm not all sure your conclusion that "she is not a business" is accurate. People routinely engage in business via a Facebook page. If she is --...

As my colleague notes, the ornamental appearance of a bracelet is protectable via a design patent. The appearance, however, must be new and not an...

Fake Reviews by Online Competitor

Online trash talk between small business marketplace competitors is part of normal, elbow-throwing competition in today's ecommerce world. There is...

I want to purchase a book from Amazon that I plan to teach with. It is ok for me to print chapters of this book for my students?

No. Period. And especially if the teaching environment is for-profit. You need to comply with the rules set up by your employer -- as well as with...

Am I in violation of copyright laws with my music?

My colleagues may be jumping the gun. Whether you need a license or not depends on the kind of "non-profit civic group" that's hosting your...