Can I use Quotes and/or the title from a TV Program

The answer depends on, among other considerations, how much of the show's copyrighted scripts you reproduce, which portions, for what purpose, and...

What can be done if someone copy a design & other items from an existing retail store? Can we sue? what ground?

You should speak with your own trademark attorney to determine whether the "designs and colors and other things" that adorn your building are your...

I create mascots for sports teams, who owns the rights to the image?

The image and overall design of a sports team mascot is copyrightable. As its author, you own the copyright to its image and to its 3D design ---...

Is Live Chat technology patentable?

As my colleagues note, whenever a person plans to enter a marketplace with a new product the person must "clear the rights" to ensure that his or...

Do I need to pay $1,500 to a photographer for accidental unauthorized usage of his photo?

The likelihood that the copyright owner will file a lawsuit in response to your alleged infringement of posting one photograph on a blog for a...

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Can I create an audio track using creative commons material and still maintain the copyright?

A sound recording created by sequentially combining pre-existing recordings can be copyrighted by its creator as a "compilation." The copyright...

A very similar question was recently asked and answered. You can read it via the link below. The legal analysis IS different when considering...

I don't understand your question -- very likely because it doesn't make sense. The sentence you've quoted means that to qualify for patent...

"Embedding" a video into your website is, in fact, merely publishing on your site a "hotlink" [or an "inline link"] to the particular portion of...

Can I write a letter of protest to the Trademark office if one of the terms in the mark is descriptive and is similar to mine?

Read Section 1715 of the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure [via the link below]. And, yes, you really need to discuss this matter with your...