Copyright infringement claim from Getty Images

You can read many Avvo responses to questions about Getty Image settlement demands here: http://bit.ly/6TYef5 You can also read information...

How do I file a petition to cancel a trademark? And should I in my case?

You've already stopped selling the allegedly infringing sweater and so, apparently, are no longer facing any further threat of being sued. So why...

Can someone copyright an email and restrict me from republishing it?

Under California law "[l]etters and other private communications in writing belong to the person to whom they are addressed and delivered; but they...

In light of the accurate information you've received you now have a problem. You now know that the products you're helping to sell are very likely...

Can I Patent an Apple fruit as design patent ? For my invention the apple is perfect structure ,shape for my invention.

See my response to your other, identical question.

A design patent can issue for, for example: "The ornamental design for an apple shaped X, as shown and described" when X is a product (an "article...

My band is planning to release an original recording titled "CNN Sucks" whose sole lyrics are "CNN Sucks". Can CNN sue us?

Under U.S. law the band would almost certainly be protected from liability under the First Amendment. Specifically, the First Amendment would very...

Trade names and trademarks are two different things. A trade name -- that is, "any name used by a person to identify his or her business or...

How does one protect a phrase self created on a t shirt?

As noted, there is no mechanism in the law to "protect" a catchy phrase. The closest it comes is when a phrase is used to brand a product or...

Which entity to choose for a trademark? the owners are a married couple.

If the couple has not formally created a business entity such as an LLC or Corporation then the "entity" that owns the trademark could be: (1) the...