If I buy a properly licensed item and re-purpose it without changing the original use, do I have to re-license?

All we think we know is that Brand Owner has licensed Manufacturer the right to make necklaces that show the Brand Owner's trademark [a "team...

Trademark: U-boat or Uboat vs Uboater?

You're trying to name a consumer product. So do what you're supposed to do and hire a trademark attorney to "clear the rights" to one or two or...

I need to submit proof that I in fact have an original clothing brand/concept to the submitted trademark application.

The Trademark Examiner may have done you a big favor by rejecting your trademark registration application. You not only need a trademark attorney...

The company linked to below does a good job with trademark searches. I recommend their "Total Package" search [$580]. The search report that...

Do you have to be a certain age to apply for a copyright and get it?

One other point: Anyone at any age may own a copyright registration [as well as, as my colleagues note, the copyright itself].

What laws apply to websites that provide music under copyright online interactively in response to user requests?

The answer to your question would require a semester-long class to explain. You should buy and read a few books [those printed no later than 2009]...

You and Bob invented a gizmo, procured a patent, and assigned the patent to LLC. You want to know if LLC can assign title to the patent to Bob...

Question about copyright infringement on the web

Q: "What right does he have, if any, to post booklets and artwork that he did not write or design?" R: You asked this same question last week....

The ornamental appearance of a picture frame may be protected [as noted by my colleague] by a design patent -- but ONLY if the appearance is (1)...

Is it legal for students to resell used international editions of textbooks that they bought brand new and paid full price for?

No one yet knows the answer. A week ago the US Supreme Court held oral arguments on this very issue. You can read the briefs and legal analysis...