I came across this trademark: https://trademarks.justia.com/764/36/aslan-76436283.html Does that apply to the character of a lion named Aslan? Does the trademark prohibit me from creating cartoons with a lion named Aslan and/or prohibit me from creating merchandise with his likeness?
answered on Jan 25, 2016
Answering your question as a yes or no answer would create an attorney-client relationship. Justia Q&A is for general legal questions. As a general rule, a trademark only applies to the trade/business listed on the application. There are several exceptions that prevent a trademark from applying... View More 
answered on Oct 23, 2015
You may want to contact an attorney to review the specifics of your case. Trademark infringement is a fact and circumstances test, thus there is no hard rule of what is or is not infringement. That said, you are correct that for standard trademarks differences in all but the name (especially if it... View More
It IS illegal to modify a game. But all I am doing is selling a usb, and they follow the steps to download their mod menus. Like selling fireworks is legal, but lighting them is not. ..?
answered on Oct 4, 2015
There are two issues here. One, how did you gain access to the original code? Every program that I've ever seen requires that you accept a click license before installing, so you have accepted the terms of the publisher's license which likely prevents accessing the code (which is their... View More
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