I disagree with Attorneys Burdick, Deasy and Ferrington [the last two having no business providing information about or commenting on trademark...

I think the answer depends on what you mean by "embed." If all the application does is hotlink to the video on Youtube's server but plays it as if...

Copyrights for a digital scrapbook designer

There's a deep wrinkle coursing through this fact pattern that has yet to be addressed. Digital scrapbookers are notorious for compiling and...

Visit the website that Attorney Oscar Michelen set up to address Getty's copyright infringement program: http://www.extortionletterinfo.com .

If someone helped me to come up with a brand name, should I need a trademark purchase agreement or copyright work made for hire?

The question you really need answered is: What are my obligations to the person who helped me come up with the brand name? The answer depends on...

Can I be sued for a violating a patent?

If you're offering, or ever offered, a product for sale that's covered by one or more claims in a currently-in-force patent then you infringe the...

If I develop a personal patent (un-related to my employment), how do I prevent my employer from claiming ownership?

I assume that California law applies and that you signed an agreement with your former employer requiring you to assign to your employer all...

You can lawfully draw and affix onto a product the image of any historical figure [dead over 100 years] so long as you do not simply draw the same...

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Is it legal to use proper nouns (universities, towns) in the name of a company? Like "Harvard Elizabeth" or "Nantucket Mary".

Yes, it's sometimes lawful to include a proper noun within a trade name. Only your own trademark attorney, however, can "clear the rights" to the...

What is the process to patent an invention?

You could buy and read the book "Patent It Yourself" by David Pressman [visit the link below]. DON'T try to patent it yourself but, instead, read...