Is a plagiarism suit possible without any copyright or author's name on the original work, but possibly with his IP address?

So ... you want to know whether the law permits you to file a copyright infringement lawsuit [read that, you want to know if you can get any money]...

Further discussion about using emails someone sends me in a book I am writing.

California Civil Code Section 985 states that "Letters and other private communications in writing belong to the person to whom they are addressed...

How can we protect our idea?

The first step in making a business out of your "idea" is not to "protect" the idea but rather to clear the rights to put into action what you...

Dress designs do not qualify for trademark protection nor copyright protection. Some very, very few may qualify for design patent protection. ...

Is the mind considered intellectual property?

Q: "Is the mind considered intellectual property?" R: Your question is not absurd. I read it to ask whether the legal construct we've...

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In the Ninth Circuit, when considering whether a work of art infringes a trademark the test is NOT the normal “likelihood of confusion” analysis...

Tired of trying to build my invention, need help selling it on to a bigger company to flush out the details. Don't trust NDA's.

As Attorney Burdick notes, you don't have an invention yet -- let alone a product. My take is that your money is best used by hiring a product...

The fact that each single piece of art that you create includes many different media ["newspapers, paint, images, words, etc."] from different...

There is no uniform law regarding whether an attorney may accept an ownership interest in a patent application, and any patents that may issue from...

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Can my business ask a photographer not to post images of inside our property?

I agree with my colleagues that you very likely granted the photographer a license to publish on her website the photographs and videos of the...