Does fabric color of t-shirt make a difference?

You got into a p***ing contest with a trademark owner, had to change your logo, and now you want to put your new logo on shirts that are the school...

Can I trademark a saying that has been made popular by a TV show?

As aptly stated by Attorney Koslyn, maybe. A saying made popular by a TV show [or a book or a Youtube video or a military unit or a company's...

"Selling" a trademark

This may ruffle some trademark attorney feathers but I think the answer is yes, a person may (1) apply to federally register a trademark under the...

Are Trademarks Extensible?

Time to do your own homework. Visit http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/index.jsp and then buy a book on how to use trademarks to protect your...

Is" Place Name Service" Trademark-able?

Maybe. The rules are that: (1) a mark that is NOT “primarily geographically descriptive” can serve as a trademark, (2) a mark that is...

We have had a Trademark since 2009 and now a company is telling us it is causing confusion and we need to change our name.

Wow, lots of interesting responses from my colleagues. First, no one can tell you whether you infringe the other person's trademark rights until...

Best advice on a patent for a product. General information

"Designed and thought of?" That's an odd phrase. How about "conceived" [first] and then "reduced to practice" [i.e., developed]. It cannot,...

Isn't something that is "likely confusing" an objective opinion?

You want to know whether a reasonable person's conclusion that buyers will likely be confused when exposed to two trademarks is simply "an...

Once copyrighted, an idea may not be used by a nonholder of the copyright. True or False?

What Attorney Koslyn said. To learn why you're wrong, read: http://goo.gl/sjYo0

Painters and the paparazzi are not the same – and neither is their creative output. While the output of both fall within the protections provided...