Two similar marks

The spelling and spacing variations are very likely insufficient to distinguish the two marks and, because both will be used to brand clothing, the...

As long as the person you hire doesn’t use a Disney-owned image of the castle as the model for his painting, I don’t see how copyright law applies....

Code emulation and copyright infringement?

I'm not at all sure there aren't legal concerns about you emulating their protocal. Sure, you've very likely not infringed their copyright but you...

Good question. I don't think a service provider may impose, consistent with 17 U.S.C. section 512(c), the requirement that a DMCA takedown notice...

How can an inventor give up his rights? Or transfer them to someone else? Writing a statement is enough?

Your own patent attorney will explain to you that an inventor cannot be left off of a patent application just because "he doesn't want to...

Trademark question

You again? This is at least your fourth question about this very issue [visit the link below]. It's way past time to speak with your own trademark...

Can two trademarks with identical names and international classes exist, if they specify different products under the class?

The registration class for a trademark is WHOLLY irrelevant for purposes of the likelihood of confusion analysis. The classes are only for the...

COPYRIGIHT LAW - If and how much copyrighted footage can be used in an original film without seeking permission.

Fan fiction creators who incorporate pre-existing works need to think about their appropriation along a spectrum from lawful to clearly unlawful....

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What is the best way to patent a product?

Really? I strongly suggest you read a book or two or ten about: (1) innovation, (2) marketing and (3) patenting [visit the links below]....

Trade mark infringement

I think my colleagues may be jumping the gun. Even when a person owns a federally registered trademark, the rights in that mark only exist in...