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Q: Is it possible to trademark the same name for a completely different service and product? Also different country?
Charles Joseph Stiegler
Charles Joseph Stiegler
answered on Apr 17, 2017

Yes. There is a company called Delta that runs an airline, and a company called Delta that manufactures plumbing fixtures. Because the lines of business are so completely different, there is no possibility of confusion between the two. It gets trickier if there are possible areas of overlap, or... View More

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Q: If I sold a tshirt with someone else's picture on it, what is the percentage of sales they would legally be entitled to?
Will Blackton
Will Blackton
answered on Feb 6, 2017

That answer will depend on a number of factors, but as it relates to intellectual property law, the first question you have to answer before anyone can possibly respond to your question accurately:

Is this a picture you took (or own the rights to) that is of someone else, or is this a...
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