This would be risky if you did not have the permission of the car designer and/or driver. The care could be covered by a design patent. Also, there is a somewhat famous case in which someone who did exactly what you propose was found to have violated the "right of publicity" of the... View More

No, the "right of publicity" varies considerably from State to state, so check with an attorney in your state. Indiana is viewed as having the most favorabel "right of publicty" statute anywhere in the country, as discussed here:... View More

Good question. If the logo is copyrightable, and making the logo was not withing the scope of the employee's job, then the employee may own they copyright to the logo, meaning it could not be reproduced without infringing his or her copyright. However, the circumstances are highly fact... View More

No. You have to be able to describe the claimed invention in such a clear and specific manner as to enable a person having ordinary skill in the relevant art to make the invention. This is so that the public has possession of the invention when the patent expires. You also have to describe the... View More

A band name is not copyrightable, but it can be protected by trademark law. You may be ablet to obtain a State or Federal trademark registration on the name, and, a logo for the band's name, if you have one.

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The best way to protect a recipie would, in theory, be through a patent. However, this could be difficult for two reasons. First, "non-obviousneess" is required for a patent, and the Patent Office may consider your ingredients to be "obvious," and hence unpatentable. Second,... View More

No, you would not be able to obtain a US patent on the same machine, becuase in the US, a patent can only be issued to the "inventor," and you are not the inventor. However, most patents are not for entire machines, but only improvements to things others have done in the past. If you... View More

Assuming you created the website yourself, yes, you can copyright a website by using Copyright application form TX or by filing on-line. However, most business websites are created by website development companies. Unless they assign the copyrights in the website to you, they own it not you.... View More

It depends on exactly "what" was sold, and on what is claimed in the patent. However, assuming what was sold is the thing covered by the patent, you have probably missed the deadline to get a patent in most foreign countries. Most do not have a 12-month "grace period" for... View More