Your post may have been overlooked for two weeks because it left out a category that could also be relevant to your concerns - you chose the names of two highly recognized commercial passenger aircraft. You could repost and add "Trademark" to your original two categories. That might give... Read more »

Trademark rights are created by use in commerce, not registration. Registration merely provides much stronger remedies for enforcement. You to need to clear your proposed mark through a common law search and a Lanham Act trademark-ability legal analysis unless you want to open yourself up to a... Read more »

You need to conduct a copyright search to determine whether you are potentially infringing on Sinclair’s IP. You should also run a trademark knockout search to see whether your dinosaur is a registered or common law brand, or resembles one closely enough to create a “likelihood of confusion”... Read more »

If you can show your brand was the first in the market for your products and related categories, you may be able to file a petition to cancel the other company’s trademark with USPTO, because federal trademark law grants legal ownership to the first to use the brand in commerce, not the first to... Read more »

Maybe. You must consult with an attorney. The original owner may have rights to the brand.

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answered on Mar 15, 2023

Whether you can trademark the words "Love & Loyalty" will depend on a few factors, such as whether the words are distinctive and not already in use for similar goods or services. Here are some steps you can take to determine whether you can trademark the phrase:

Conduct a... Read more »

If you and him are business partners, one may thing that their interests are aligned. However, it may not be the case for ever. It is a good practice to have independent counsel. Thereafter, you can make an informed decision as to who should be in charge of the legal aspects of the registration of... Read more »

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answered on Feb 6, 2023

The legality of selling domain names that are the trademarks of other companies is a complex issue and one that has been the subject of much legal debate. In order to understand the law on this matter, it is necessary to look at both trademark law and domain name law.

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Your friend should contact a patent litigation lawyer for advice. Not engaging in the lawsuit can have serious, permanent consequences as to the determination of your friend’s rights. It is possible that the process server took all required steps to serve your friend, filed affidavits of service,... Read more »

What we can do, firstly, is evaluate whether you have a common law trademark that you are using as a brand in commercial channels, such as selling online. If so, you should explore ASAP the feasibility of a USPTO registration of your mark, as common law trademark rights are very limited and... Read more »

Such commonly recognized slogans are challenging to register.

A USPTO examiner would very likely issue an office action refusal based on "failure to function as a trademark" because such common slogans are not distinctive and consumers would not clearly identify that a... Read more »

If you had an application in progress to register the mark, and it was not completed, it cannot be revived.

Since you refer to both a "logo" and a "name", I infer that the mark had both a text component and a design component. It is possible to register just the text... Read more »

You will have to research whether the current owner of the Captain America trademark owns the rights in similar service or product classes to your proposed use to promote tourism. Whether you will be sued for infringement will then depend on whether your uses interfere with the rights owner in... Read more »

This question is for a trademark and copyright lawyer, as they are specially qualified and licensed to opine on it. However, generally speaking from my experience, if the use is not for profit or to promote you or your business, but rather, educational as a reference for your student, it does not... Read more »

If the design is a registered copyright, you may be able to find contact info within the US Copyright Office. If the design is a registered trademark, you may be able to find contact info within the US Patent and Trademark Office. If there's not any registration for the design you would need... Read more »

The slight difference in the marks is not significant, so either could claim infringement for use on similar goods, but the deciding factor in which one prevails over the other is which use was prior in time.

The action you are proposing can definitely make some harm and infringe someone else rights. I strongly advice you to seek IP professional attorney in your area so he can advice you more in-depth as there are more details needed to be provided from your side.

Thats a highly complicated question (questions) and you should definitely seek intellectual property lawyer to duly analyze the details of your case. There is no right answer here as it depends on further variables that you will need to provide in order to get qualified advice.

These types of questions are always very complex and fact-specific. And there are always many gray areas. Before any reasonable attorney can tell you whether they are willing to fight Google and Netflix on your behalf, there are MANY additional questions that will need to be asked and answered, and... Read more »