The bulk of my response was directed to my colleagues, not you. Your question was mundane but it created a convenient teaching moment and vehicle....

Infringement on my Patent Design?

Small business owners with US-issued patents are very often unaware that they can ONLY recover damages for patent infringements that occur after...

My colleagues who've posted responses are all copyright maximalists who completely, and willfully, ignore the law that the reproduction of some...

How does use of small pieces of many different stamps (mostly unidentifiable)to create a collage picture apply to copywrite law?

See http://bit.ly/8Py9yf for responses to a similar question.

What is the difference between counterfeit goods and counterfeit marks?

Q: What is the difference between counterfeit goods and counterfeit marks? A: A counterfeit good is a product that's branded with a trademark not...

Seeking U.S. Attorney involvement in a near concluded copyright infringement matter.

Read the US Attorneys IP Enforcement Manual [pages 12 - 19 ] to learn how federal prosecutors approach criminal copyright infringement matters. ...

Have name for clothing company - trademark search clean; however domain owned by another and site says product coming soon. TI?

You want to form XYZ clothing company. You did some searching, apparently, and learned that xyz.com is already registered (with a published parked...

Is it trademark infringement if a portion of another name is similar to mine in different categories of the same class?

You're trying to name a new company and are considering one that's similar to another that's already being used in your industry. Hmm. You...

In USA, intellectual property created by students belongs to the university. Is this also true for a masters thesis in Finland?

You've read a document that describes ... something or other, which you think (or were told) is protected under some intellectual property law. ...

Is a patent owner entitled to any money from the sale of a company formed exclusively to exploit an exclusive license of the pat

Depends on the license terms. It's difficult to believe that a patent licensor would enter into an agreement that does not have "any...