What are the FDA regulations on taking packaged food (eg, bulk cereal) and repackaging it and selling it?

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I made up lyrics (parody) to an existing Christmas song can I copyright those lyrics ?

If you publish a derivative work without permission of the copyright owner you may have violated the owner's copyright. —A derivative work is a...

How do i protect a board game idea I am developing?

The prudent course is not to publicly disclose your "board game idea" before you file an application for patent that adequately describes your...

Generally, you need a copyright owner's permission to use their copyright-protected material. If you publish a derivative work without permission...

I have a patent, do I still need a patent attorney to keep me abreast of the maintenance ?

Patent maintenance fees and any necessary surcharges may be paid by the patentee or by any person or organization on behalf of a patentee....

Can i use the colors and team name and sell these items?

NBA, NHL and NFL teams, for example, presumably own trademark rights to their team names and trade dress (including team colors) for various goods...

How would I go about copyrighting? I wrote lyrics to a song that my cousin produced.

As a general rule, a work is under copyright protection the moment it is created and fixed in a tangible form. In order to qualify for copyright...

I want to publish a book mostly based off a song of an artist.

Generally, you need a copyright owner's permission to use their copyright-protected material. If you publish a derivative work without permission...

The prudent course is to consult an intellectual property attorney, to avoid trademark infringement issues. For your interest: —"NFL Team...

As a general rule, you cannot use team names or logos without permission of their owners. (Presumably, the "team sports shirts" use team names...