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1 Answer | Asked in Products Liability and Intellectual Property for New York on
Q: Question on if the company was woven together with other company working up business and between them in one type

My working company suddenly received a warning letter on 1 of the product infringement issue from other company . The product patent registered name was go under the other company that they work in partners together for 1 of the products promoting business between them . The patents right still... View More

Jack Mevorach
Jack Mevorach
answered on Aug 1, 2022

Your post is a bit confusing. Have a free telephone consultation with counsel.

Jack

1 Answer | Asked in Intellectual Property and Patents (Intellectual Property) for New York on
Q: Is there any way I can write to the Judge without hiring an attorney ?

I am a non US citizen lives in India and A Patent infringement case has been filed against me and several other US & Non US based sellers for selling online. Is there any way I can write to the Court without hiring a Lawyer to avoid a default judgement as I can't afford an attorney.

Peter D. Mlynek
Peter D. Mlynek
answered on Jul 31, 2022

No, I am sorry, but there really is no way to do that. You'll need to hire an attorney to fight it.

In some countries, the judgment of a court in the US is not-enforceable. If you don't have any property to be seized in the US, and there is no way to collect it in India, it is...
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3 Answers | Asked in Copyright, Intellectual Property and Trademark for New York on
Q: Hello,What are all the legal Intellectual property suggestions to take so I can protect the name, logo, brand, etc.?

How do I create a lawsuit in the event of an infringement?

Kevin E. Flynn
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Kevin E. Flynn
answered on Jun 21, 2022

I do not see a patent issue here. Your list of legal topics did not include trademarks which is most likely the form of intellectual property that you should consider. For purposes of providing an introduction to vocabulary and not as a source of legal advice -- you could start with... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Business Law, Education Law and Intellectual Property for New York on
Q: Is this free work? Is this legal?

A college class I'm taking requires groups to create and present an entire social media campaign to a nonprofit organization. Each group has a different theme. We've been working on this for three weeks because of the amount of work -- it's an entire social media activation. I have... View More

Michael David Siegel
Michael David Siegel
answered on Apr 29, 2022

If you receive college credit for the work, it is legal, like an internship.

1 Answer | Asked in Copyright and Intellectual Property for New York on
Q: Advice on Response to a Cease and Desist Letter

I am an independent contractor providing creative services to my client. In our agreement, I included a section in which my client represents that all of their creative materials I may be using, modifying, repurposing, etc., are the property of my client OR that my client has permission to use... View More

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answered on Mar 25, 2022

First you should bring to the client's attention that a dispute may exist regarding whether the materials from the former contractor are "works for hire", and ask whether the former contractor's engagement contained a written provision to that effect. Ask for a copy of that... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Business Law, Copyright and Intellectual Property for New York on
Q: is it legal to use "corvette" in a new business dba?

It would be used for a printing company name, not an automobile name. My assumption is it can't be copyrighted or reserved as a general word since it is a type of ship of war in common parlance. Thank you,

Tom

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Mar 26, 2022

Your question remains open under the Business Law/Formation categories. At this point, you could try reposting and adding the following categories - Trademarks, Copyrights, Intellectual Property. "Copyright" is in the main menu. You'll see "Trademarks" and... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Intellectual Property and Patents (Intellectual Property) for New York on
Q: I filed a patent last Oct after working on it for almost 1.5yr and perfecting it. There was nothing in the market similr

My patent lawyer also did a search (we both did), and there was nothing similar in the patent library.

Just last week in Jan. 2022, a product entered the market very similar to mine, claiming to have a pending patent.

I'm not sure if my idea was stolen or if they also came up... View More

Marcos Garciaacosta
Marcos Garciaacosta
answered on Jan 20, 2022

It depends. You need to have a deep conversation with your patent attorney.

IF the other guys filed before you, it is possible that they have an upper hand.

If you filed first, they would not have a way to know about your invention unless you made it public.

If you get the...
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1 Answer | Asked in Intellectual Property for New York on
Q: Q: Can an Ecommerce seller use Brand name with inactive status while listing the Product & avoid any infringement case ?
Giselle Ayala Mateus
Giselle Ayala Mateus
answered on Dec 7, 2021

Hi, find an answer to this question in this link: https://youtu.be/z1P9BSUmkeI

2 Answers | Asked in Copyright, Intellectual Property and Trademark for New York on
Q: What is the approximate cost of defending a trademark infringement ?

If an online seller got sued because of THE PARTNERSHIPS and UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS IDENTIFIED ON SCHEDULE A with more than 700 sellers. In these kind of cases, what is the approximate cost of defending the case for an Individual seller. As we understand fee might differ from Lawyer to Lawyer,... View More

Linda Liang
Linda Liang
answered on Nov 1, 2021

If you settle, your attorney fee could be zero.

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2 Answers | Asked in Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property and Small Claims for New York on
Q: I’m NYS, and I was gifted a car, given signed title, and letter

Now they want the car back how can I transfer the title

Giselle Ayala Mateus
Giselle Ayala Mateus
answered on Aug 3, 2021

You must draft an agreement and then organize the papers. You would need to file the ownership of the vehicle so that you are not charge for taxes, insurance or others dues related to the car.

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1 Answer | Asked in Copyright, Entertainment / Sports and Intellectual Property for New York on
Q: Can I use the name of a fictional city from a movie in my book?

The name used in the movie is “Koriko” while I’ll use “Corico City”. The cities won’t be similar in any way. I wanted to use the name to pay homage to the movie, but am worried about copyright infringement. Thank you!

Marcos Garciaacosta
Marcos Garciaacosta
answered on Jul 12, 2021

Maybe.

Consult with an attorney to search for use of the name and whether there is any registration.

Best luck!

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law and Intellectual Property for New York on
Q: I prepared many policies and procedures for my employer. Do I have any legal ownership of the documents I created

Documents including operating templates created by myself all on my personal laptop not issued through the business. All budgets and analysis's have been created on my laptop. Are any of these documents legally my property considering I created it all from scratch on my laptop.

Omar Darwich
Omar Darwich
answered on Jun 20, 2021

It's most likely going to depend on the nature of your employment contract with your employer.

Your best best is to consult with an attorney and have them do a review of your employment contract.

1 Answer | Asked in Copyright and Intellectual Property for New York on
Q: I purchased an original Kodachrome slide at auction. Do I now have the right to reproduce the image for commercial gain?

The image on the transparency/slide appears to be one that was NOT selected for publishing by the original photographer. The slide that I own (Slide A) depicts the first picture in a sequence of at least two images taken a few seconds apart. Slide B (the second image in the sequence) was published... View More

Marcos Garciaacosta
Marcos Garciaacosta
answered on Apr 23, 2021

Very interesting situation you have here

You will definitely need an attorney to navigate these waters

Many questions come up.

Is it the only original?

where other copies made?

under what agreement do the owners of copies of the material got it?

what...
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1 Answer | Asked in Real Estate Law and Intellectual Property for New York on
Q: Should I answer a notice of pendency

The prospective buyer lawyer put a notice of pendency on my property based on the fact that the survey company was not allowed onto the property but then I complied and allow the survey on my property an extended extensions of closing dates and they still have not closed

Elaine Shay
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Elaine Shay
answered on Mar 17, 2021

Your question is best directed to the attorney handling your closing. If your closing attorney doesn't handle litigation, you should consider retaining real estate litigation counsel to assist.

As for a lis pendens you should be aware of the following legal requirement:

2010...
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1 Answer | Asked in Intellectual Property for New York on
Q: hi everyone do you sell patents?

I own an hair care patent would like to enquire how much worth my patent in the US market .

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Jan 19, 2021

There's a section here with the heading "Patents (Intellectual Property)." You could try reposting and adding that as a category. There's no guarantee all questions are picked up, but your post remains open for two weeks. Some questions do go unanswered in the end, but in that... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Copyright, Intellectual Property and Trademark for New York on
Q: Can I use the word capricorn on a hoodie and not get sued?
Marcos Garciaacosta
Marcos Garciaacosta
answered on Dec 26, 2020

Depends on whether somebody else is using and in what context

Consult with an attorney

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4 Answers | Asked in Trademark, Copyright, Business Formation and Intellectual Property for New York on
Q: Broke dad trying to help broke college daughter file for a trademark

My daughter is an artist, photographer, craftswoman, woodworker and a very creative person. She has been selling by word of mouth. She creates and re-purposes many different items putting her flair on them and is attempting to build a brand. She came up with a "company" name and wants to... View More

Steve Charles Vondran
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answered on Dec 4, 2020

I have a video on this that many thousands have enjoyed. See you at the top! Attorney Steve®

https://youtu.be/8gSE59gC94c

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1 Answer | Asked in Business Law, Copyright and Intellectual Property for New York on
Q: copyright laws for digital magazine

i’m looking to create my own digital magazine. Some of the pages would consist of work from other people and they would be credited of course but i’m just thinking ahead to when I’m ready to monitize the magazine. Currently I would not be paying other people to contribute nor would I charge... View More

Allison Higgins
Allison Higgins
answered on Nov 23, 2020

Just because you credit an author does not mean you can use their work, even if you are not selling the magazine. This could very easily get you in trouble for copyright ingrinment and get a DMCA notice. You would need to get permission from each author to post their work in your magazine.... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Copyright, Intellectual Property and Trademark for New York on
Q: Can dapper be registered as a trademark since there currently late code 602 I think. Mine would be Dapper with no period
Floyd Edwin Ivey
Floyd Edwin Ivey
answered on Oct 18, 2020

The suggestion is that a TM of "dapper" has expired. the expiration may be an oversight, the mark may still be in use and your use may infringe. Also, is the use of "dapper" with the same or similar goods or services as you propose to use? See an attorney having Trademark Law experience.

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