James L. Arrasmith Lawyers, want to be a Justia Connect Pro too? Learn more ›
answered on Aug 17, 2024

If you have a text from the seller stating they didn't know the item was stolen, it could help support your claim that you were unaware of the item's origin. This shows that even the person who sold it to you had no knowledge of its status, which can back up your own lack of awareness.... View More

James L. Arrasmith Lawyers, want to be a Justia Connect Pro too? Learn more ›
answered on Jun 10, 2024

The case you mentioned, involving H Force Wood, the County Department, and the Wood County Circuit Court, seems complex. An injunction writ of mandamus is a court order compelling a government entity or official to perform a duty they are legally obligated to complete. This writ is typically used... View More

An Oklahoma attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. There is a creative commons license that publishers follow in using certain publicly posted images, if that's the license you are talking about. As for the arbitration provision, it's possible that... View More

James L. Arrasmith Lawyers, want to be a Justia Connect Pro too? Learn more ›
answered on Aug 29, 2023

Under U.S. copyright law, game mechanics and rules are generally not copyrightable; however, the specific expression of those rules (such as in a rulebook) or any associated artwork may be. If you substantially reimagine the game, including its rules and appearance, your version could be considered... View More

If you acquired all the assets, that would include both tangible and intangible assets such as copyrights and trademarks. The purchase agreement should make it clear what was transferred. The company may have registered the copyrights, in which case you need to record assignments of the copyright... View More

This application and another to register OKLAHOMIE (with map) were opposed by The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma twice (in 2019 and 2020) which owns several registration for OKLAHOMA.

A new application to register OKLAHOMIE would most certainly be similarly opposed.

There isn't enough information here to fully answer your question.

It does, however, sound like (depending on a lot more information) you could get in trouble for copyright and/or trademark infringement, fraudulent misrepresentation, or something else.

Nina Whitehurst Lawyers, want to be a Justia Connect Pro too? Learn more ›
answered on Aug 16, 2019

And attorney can help you file an action to quiet title.

You can file a provisional patent application and say patent pending for a year but that may not be a long-term fix. In order for the patent process to be valuable to you, you need to get claims in a non-provisional application through the examination process. You will need to show that what you... View More

This is not an intellectual property question, but rather a personal property issue. Consider re-posting the question under the correct topic.

File a report with the local police and let them investigate the matter for possible criminal charges.

There is really not a clear answer here. It is possible the other trademark owner may oppose your trademark registration or sue you for trademark infringement. The fact that the two marks are in different classes does not necessarily mean consumers are unlikely to be confused by the two marks.... View More

If a patent is expired, then whatever is in the patent is generally considered in public domain, meaning, that anyone should be able to use it. There may be some weird exception to this, but that is the whole idea behind patents: the inventor discloses the invention to the society, and return the... View More

Copyright protection is governed by federal law. The Supremacy Clause declares that federal law supersedes inconsistent state law. So yes, if there are state laws in the picture (although it is hard to imagine that being), they would probably be superseded by federal law.