Your current state is Virginia
What trademark are you referring to? My suggestion is to speak to an attorney and have a search done. Good luck!
I started a YouTube channel and chose this as a name. Is it okay to use?
You need to hire an attorney to conduct a thorough research to be sure.
Hello,
I am wondering if it is legal to record (copy a movie to save as .mp4) a movie with VLC that has been legally purchased (first sale) for personal (non-distributed) use. I would not like to retain the original DVD's (as I travel a lot and enjoy the convenience of a digital... Read more »
Depends.
You should consult with an attorney to address your concerns.
I'd like to open a DC comics-themed restaurant, do I need to buy a license from them, even though most of the characters are not listed for Hotels and Restaurants?
Yes, as well as corporate and possibly tax. The characters, likeness and their use are currently owned by DC Entertainment which is a subsidiary of Warner Brothers etc..
I am wondering if someone has an patent on a invention, if you can not use 1 part of the invention and make it your own style. Like other material, other design, and add material to make it a ' better' version in your own perspective.
Depends
A patent may be made up of parts that belong to somebody else, so even if you use only a portion, somebody else may have rights you are infringing.
Further, you can patent an improvement, but you may be barred from using it because it contains IP that belongs to others.... Read more »
This man was homeless and I chose to help him, he used me, he has money, and always did, he pretended to care for me, to keep a roof over his head. He is abusive.
It depends on what you want him to do. You can ask him to leave. If he refuses, you can sue to eject him.
I found a catalogue mailed to my dads house. No postal stamp that I see. He was an EBay guy back in 98 to 02. I never knew of Isold.com. But a catalogue was mailed to his house with that in the name line. Could he still have controll of that name? Could it be sold to pay for his long term... Read more »
alot of depends here. I think more facts are going to be needed.
best course of action would be to consult with an attorney
Curious because it says "Abandoned-Failure To Respond Or Late Response"
Just because you're seeing a failure to respond to an office action does not mean the mark is free to use.
Your best bet would be to consult with a trademark attorney. We don't bite!
I run a custom sticker company and want to show stickers of other companies logos on my site just as an example of what our printers can do. I will not sell the logos obviously, but I want to use them as stickermule.com does. Will I get in legal trouble if I do this?
There is something called the Fair Use Doctrine which allows individuals to use another's trademark in its non-trademark, descriptive sense or in its trademark sense to refer to the trademark owner or its product.
With that stated however, your best bet would be to consult with an... Read more »
Sisea- Registered for clothing.
Seasi - Unregistered but would like to trademark it for swimwear.
Your best option here is to consult with an attorney.
You run a serious risk without doing so due to what is called likelihood of confusion.
Thats why you don't see companies called "NYKE" selling clothing.
Maybe
You need to consult with an attorney to review your options and risks
I am talking about shoes that neither have logo of a famous brand nor their design is similar to a famous brand. (but who can be 100% sure that some part of the design is not similar to some brand design out there?!)
how can I firstly avoid infringing copyright and secondly - if it happens... Read more »
You need a legal strategy and you should consult with an attorney for sure.
For one, you could put in your contracts a clause that they guaranty the title to any intellectual property.
Best luck.
Yes, just as with any service mark. As long as it is not confusingly similar to another's podcast or similar product/service name.
I have text history of giving him this money but I’m not sure if that’s considered legitimate evidence. This man continuously ghosts me everytime after he promised he would get it to me.
Yes, you can. Text history is a form of proof if it clearly indicates the debt and the other party did not dispute.
I made a crochet toy (for personal use), which was inspired (not identical) to a squishable toy which has a trademark. The original is trademarked under THE MYSTERIOUS DOCTOR PLAGUE. I am not even sure if the name can contain Plague Doctor in this case, if I wanted to sell my handmade toy. The... Read more »
You should consult with an attorney to understand your risks and options.
Can I get in trouble for selling them.
Very possible.
Reselling a product with another person's brand for commercial purposes can be infringing.
Consult with an attorney.
Could you clarify that question? I'm not sure what you're asking.
I have a podcast, and we are just coming up on 10 episodes this weekend. After a google search, and I don't know why I didn't think to do this before, we realized that there is another podcast by the same exact name as ours! In fact, there are two or three. I'm worried we could get... Read more »
So I don't want to sound like Im beating a dead horse, but you should consult with an attorney.
That might not be enough to pass the likelihood of confusion test or perhaps there might not be a need to add that subtitle.
consult with an attorney! we dont bite
In other words, if the domain name I've created and purchased also turns out to be someone's personal Twitter handle (not a business), would that be a violation of any copyright/trademark/intellectual property laws?
The most likely answer you're going to get here is "it depends".
You should feel free to consult with an attorney so you can discuss more specific facts.
There is an existing "standard character mark" for a 4-word phrase owned by another company, but I want to register and use that same 4-word phrase in a "style mark" that incorporates our company logo.
Don't recommend it at all
Very risky
Consult with an attorney for an evaluation of your risk and options
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