Is it illegal to paraphrase someones saying in a commercial piece?

I think Attorney Koslyn has it exactly right. Citing an academic in a "commercial work" most certainly raises the specter that he or she is...

I have troubles finding a patent law firm which would help me file and capitalize a patent and set up deals with companies

What are your options? You already know what they are. You want a service. So you have to pay for it -- either (1) upfront as is normal, (2) or...

I run a website that uses an action star's name in the title & his lawyers are threatening legal action, do they have any ground

Q: " ... do they have any ground to stand on?" R: They're standing on a mountaintop -- they have, in military lingo, the high ground and can...

Business Name

Your situation occurs very often. Business owners are not required to register their company names as trademarks. If someone else registers...

College athletes do not "sign over" their right of publicity to the school they attend. College athletes must be amateurs in order to compete --...

I have a different take than my colleagues. There are only two situations that I know about where modifying used clothes into some other...

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Can I use the name "First Trust Capital" for my California business name if it is similar to one in the same business?

Instead of checking with a trademark attorney to see if "First Trust Capital" was already in use by any other business you threw the dice and...

Addendum to a previous question about altering licensed tshirts

It is not unlawful for you to modify clothing brought to you by a customer so long as the modified clothing is for the customer's personal use. ...

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I'm an international student. I'm planning to start an online movie streaming business. Is it legal in the states?

Blowing up a building is "legal" if you own it and do it right. Killing a person is "legal" if it's done in self-defense. Taking a life vest that...

No. Unless, of course, the customer is the trademark owner. Our federal trademark law defines quite broadly what constitutes the...